Cayo Melón

Cayo Melón: coast and water

5510 m at 27°: Canal Melón (channel); 5960 m at 52°: Boca Rompida (channel); 6570 m at 114°: Ensenada del Ferrol (cove); 7270 m at 92°: Laguna de Cayo Cedro (lagoon); 7930 m at 332°: Punta de la Pluma (point); 9960 m at 111°: Punta La Sevilla (point); 10010 m at 197°: Canalizo del Genovés (channel); 10610 m at 293°: Canalizo Boca Ciega (channel).

Cayo Melón: islands

1500 m at 197°: Cayo Seboruquito (island); 1730 m at 202°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 1990 m at 128°: Cayo Seboruco (island); 5100 m at 140°: Cayo la Muerte (island); 7520 m at 34°: Cayo Galindito (island); 8410 m at 185°: Cayo Genovés (island); 8550 m at 301°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 12420 m at 268°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 14840 m at 115°: Cayo Portillo (island); 15760 m at 105°: Cayo Largo (island); 17200 m at 260°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 19300 m at 91°: Cayo Punta Arenas (island).

Cayo Melón: inland

18130 m at 142°: Playa Menéndez (settlement); 19990 m at 129°: Meteoro (stream); 20680 m at 130°: Lagunitas (locality); 21080 m at 265°: Cardenas (airfield); 21120 m at 148°: Balnearios Menéndez (settlement); 21120 m at 139°: Aurora (hamlet).

Cayo Melón: distances

16400 m at 152°: Playa Musulmanes; 19560 m at 135°: Salinas La Teja; 21460 m at 127°: Salinas Bidos; 56690 m at 251°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 69410 m at 256°: Port of Matanzas (port); 22990 m at 259°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 10910 m at 298°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 24710 m at 268°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 24930 m at 269°: Varahicacos.

Cayo Melón: close by

230 m at 270°: Cayo Dama (cay); 1500 m at 197°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 1730 m at 202°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 1910 m at 124°: Cayo Partido (cay); 1930 m at 267°: Cayo Vara (cay); 1990 m at 128°: Cayo Seboruco (cay); 2290 m at 208°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 2870 m at 201°: Cayo Perro (cay); 3130 m at 359°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (cay); 3180 m at 198°: Cayo Factor (cay); 4080 m at 321°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 5100 m at 140°: Cayo la Muerte (cay).

Cayo Melón: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 attractions, 1 parks & reserves.

9040 m at 266°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 10910 m at 298°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves).

Cayo Melón: marine life records

179 records of 79 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 96 fish, 36 corals, 34 molluscs, 6 marine mammals, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 sponges, 1 crustaceans, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 57.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 17 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 7 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 6 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 6 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 6 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 6 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 6 (corals); Tursiops truncatus, 6 (marine mammals); Sparisoma rubripinne, 4 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 2, Aug 2, Dec 2.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Melón: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Melón

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 9.2 km away.