Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Melones
Cayo Melones is a cay at 21°40′27″N 82°31′20″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Melones: coast and water
3930 m at 36°: Pasa de Flores (channel); 7520 m at 294°: Punta Mulata (point); 7840 m at 108°: Pasa Benedicto (channel); 9570 m at 285°: Ciénaga de San Juan (marsh); 10940 m at 331°: Punta El Guayabo (point); 11640 m at 328°: Boca del Guayabo (channel); 12800 m at 322°: Punta Marqués (point); 12940 m at 192°: Punta del Este (point).
Cayo Melones: islands
1460 m at 324°: Cayo Costilla (island); 9180 m at 78°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 11370 m at 110°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 14520 m at 145°: Cayo Matías (island); 15020 m at 325°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 15310 m at 112°: Cayo Coco (island); 16900 m at 327°: Cayo El Buche (island); 20060 m at 128°: Cayo Hicacos (island); 20430 m at 111°: Cayo Palma (island); 23800 m at 103°: Archipiélago de Los Canarreos (island group); 27400 m at 336°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 28940 m at 335°: Cayo Jaquito (island).
Cayo Melones: inland
11840 m at 273°: Manjuarí (stream); 12470 m at 227°: Cerro de Punta del Este (locality); 13740 m at 276°: El Fanguito (settlement); 13760 m at 277°: GP La Reforma (farm); 14570 m at 216°: Carril del Indio (locality); 15930 m at 315°: Guayabo (stream).
Cayo Melones: distances
25510 m at 288°: Santa Fe; 25980 m at 307°: Júcaro; 29240 m at 223°: Playa Larga; 32370 m at 304°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 148170 m at 351°: Port of Mariel (port); 98330 m at 94°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 26030 m at 265°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayo Melones: close by
1460 m at 325°: Cayo Costilla (cay); 2210 m at 217°: Cayo Guayabo (cay); 3040 m at 3°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 3300 m at 312°: Cayo Balandra (cay); 6010 m at 340°: Cayo San Juan (cay); 7650 m at 123°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 7880 m at 307°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 9180 m at 78°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 10610 m at 331°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 11370 m at 110°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 11980 m at 188°: Cayos los Cayuelos (island group); 12940 m at 192°: Cueva de Punta del Este (site).
Cayo Melones: marine life records
4 records of 3 species within 10 km, 2009 to 2009: 4 fish. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Symphurus urospilus, 1 (fish); Diplectrum bivittatum, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Melones: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Sources and data
Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.