Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Murias
Cayo Murias is a cay at 22°28′18″N 84°17′59″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Murias: coast and water
1860 m at 241°: Pasa de Murias (channel); 2130 m at 53°: Punta Batista (point); 3470 m at 77°: Punta del Mulato (point); 5180 m at 206°: Ensenada Santa Isabel (bay); 6950 m at 250°: Punta La Playita (point); 7710 m at 55°: Ensenada San Felipe (bay); 10490 m at 139°: Hacienda Camarones (estuary); 11120 m at 46°: Ensenada Limones (bay).
Cayo Murias: islands
2190 m at 306°: Cayo Babún (island); 3900 m at 321°: Cayo Rapado Grande (island); 5690 m at 251°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 8460 m at 54°: Cayo Escalón (island); 9100 m at 61°: Cayo Largo (island); 10030 m at 32°: Cayo Diego (island); 10310 m at 56°: Cayo Dos Hermanos (island group); 11060 m at 38°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 13790 m at 236°: Cayo de Buenavista (island); 25090 m at 38°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group).
Cayo Murias: inland
6440 m at 151°: Vista Hermosa (hamlet); 6660 m at 130°: Los Manantiales (locality); 7610 m at 203°: Río Santa Isabel (stream); 8170 m at 125°: La Ceja (settlement); 8200 m at 152°: Hacienda Camarones (hamlet); 8810 m at 167°: El Pino (hamlet).
Cayo Murias: distances
2120 m at 151°: Playa Las Canas; 18460 m at 48°: Playa Alejo; 20150 m at 176°: Mantua; 171430 m at 114°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 169060 m at 70°: Port of Mariel (port); 94810 m at 225°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Cayo Murias: close by
2190 m at 306°: Cayo Babún (cay); 3900 m at 321°: Cayo Rapado Grande (cay); 5690 m at 251°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 8460 m at 54°: Cayo Escalón (cay); 9100 m at 61°: Cayo Largo (cay); 10030 m at 32°: Cayo Diego (cay); 10300 m at 56°: Cayo Dos Hermanos (island group); 11060 m at 38°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 13780 m at 236°: Cayo de Buenavista (cay); 14040 m at 234°: Cayo de Buenavista (island group).
Cayo Murias: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 guest houses & hostels.
13220 m at 184°: Marlén y Juanito (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Murias: marine life records
10 records of 9 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2022: 4 molluscs, 2 other, 1 corals, 1 echinoderms, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 marine mammals. That is 3.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Aplysia dactylomela, 1 (molluscs); Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus, 1 (other); Cassiopea xamachana, 1 (other); Physalia physalis, 1 (corals); Elysia crispata, 1 (molluscs); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physeter macrocephalus, 1 (marine mammals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Murias: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.