Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Mosca
Cayo Mosca is a cay at 22°25′40″N 78°07′45″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Mosca: coast and water
1380 m at 13°: Punta El Barril (point); 8340 m at 135°: Punta Cayo La Aguada (point); 14560 m at 270°: Canal de Paredón Grande (channel); 17300 m at 179°: Laguna Cubera (lagoon); 17610 m at 170°: Lagunato Las Canalejas (lagoon); 23370 m at 296°: Ensenada de Bautista (cove); 23450 m at 113°: Punta del Partido del Mégano (point); 24420 m at 114°: Canalizo del Partido del Mégano (channel).
Cayo Mosca: islands
2650 m at 327°: Cayo Elías (islet); 5450 m at 310°: Cayo Paredón (islet); 5460 m at 119°: Cayo Vaca (island); 9530 m at 276°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 9770 m at 284°: Cayo Ramón (islet); 10280 m at 303°: Cayo Paredón de Lado (island); 12670 m at 139°: Cayo Cobo (island); 14240 m at 217°: Cayo Alto de Juan Saez (island); 19440 m at 137°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 21140 m at 263°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (island); 23550 m at 297°: Cayuelo Coco (island); 24220 m at 128°: Cayo Corrales (island).
Cayo Mosca: inland
25530 m at 271°: La Bandera (locality); 25580 m at 298°: Bluebay Cayo coco (hotel); 26180 m at 297°: Sol Cayo Coco (hotel); 26910 m at 297°: oasis playa coco (hotel); 27840 m at 297°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel); 28260 m at 289°: Cayo Coco (settlement).
Cayo Mosca: distances
36430 m at 181°: Playa la Mula; 44950 m at 167°: Playa Guaney; 45340 m at 210°: Bolivia; 20810 m at 280°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 132500 m at 137°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 57750 m at 288°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Mosca: close by
2650 m at 327°: Cayo Elías (cay); 3330 m at 284°: Cayo Los Paisajes (cay); 4300 m at 102°: Cayo Antón Grande (cay); 5450 m at 310°: Cayo Paredón (cay); 5460 m at 119°: Cayo Vaca (cay); 6440 m at 342°: Cayo Sigua (cay); 6490 m at 343°: Roca Paredón (cay); 6850 m at 328°: Cayo Paredón Grande (cay); 7240 m at 291°: Cayo Los Santos (cay); 7360 m at 325°: Cayo Paredón Pelado (cay); 9540 m at 276°: Cayo del Medio (cay); 9620 m at 125°: Cayo Antón Chico (cay).
Cayo Mosca: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 marinas, 1 peaks & volcanoes.
3900 m at 339°: Paredón pesca (marinas); 14100 m at 215°: Alto de Juan Sáez (peaks & volcanoes).
Cayo Mosca: marine life records
403 records of 103 species within 10 km, 1994 to 2025: 219 fish, 107 corals, 56 seabirds and shorebirds, 11 crustaceans, 5 molluscs, 3 seagrass and algae, 1 sharks and rays, 1 sponges. That is 128.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 25 (corals); Millepora complanata, 24 (corals); Acropora palmata, 21 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 14 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 14 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 14 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 13 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 12 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 11 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 10 (corals).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 4, Mar 2, May 1, Nov 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Mosca: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Mosca
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Paredón Grande stands about 7.1 km away.
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.