Cayo Ocho Arrobas

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: coast and water

4490 m at 240°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon); 5560 m at 172°: Canal de Bamba (channel); 5750 m at 163°: Canal de Carahatas (channel); 6050 m at 166°: Canal de Bambita (channel); 6090 m at 20°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 6840 m at 17°: Punta de Piedras (point); 7360 m at 10°: La Canaleja (channel); 8210 m at 154°: Ensenada de Obia (cove).

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: islands

2670 m at 83°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 6000 m at 112°: Cayos Empalizada de Barlovento (island group); 6250 m at 84°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 6950 m at 191°: Cayo Veloz (island); 7150 m at 288°: Los Conucos (island); 7540 m at 199°: Cayo Pelón (island); 9370 m at 53°: Cayo Hicacal (island); 11290 m at 332°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 12230 m at 214°: Cayo Zarapico (island); 12450 m at 311°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 13030 m at 252°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 13750 m at 227°: Cayo Corrales (island).

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: inland

11010 m at 174°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 13100 m at 187°: Pozo de Lima (locality); 13720 m at 179°: Pancho Pérez (settlement); 14020 m at 158°: Roldán (locality); 14550 m at 156°: Júcaro (hamlet); 14860 m at 180°: Durán (locality).

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: distances

13010 m at 211°: Playa de Durán; 15230 m at 128°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 16600 m at 121°: Isabela de Sagua; 62120 m at 160°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 100860 m at 197°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 101600 m at 279°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 21340 m at 178°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: close by

2120 m at 301°: Cayo El Barbero (cay); 2670 m at 83°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 2900 m at 259°: Las Picuas (cay); 4370 m at 214°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 5450 m at 183°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 5540 m at 359°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 5630 m at 157°: Cayo Bamba (cay); 5870 m at 4°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (cay); 6000 m at 112°: Cayos Empalizada de Barlovento (island group); 6250 m at 84°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 6880 m at 177°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay); 6950 m at 190°: Cayo Veloz (cay).

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 salt works.

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Cayo Ocho Arrobas: marine life records

390 records of 101 species within 10 km, 1969 to 2005: 275 fish, 84 corals, 19 marine mammals, 9 crustaceans, 3 sharks and rays. That is 124.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 19 (marine mammals); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Acropora palmata, 18 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 16 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 14 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 14 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 13 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 12 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 9 (fish); Lophogobius cyprinoides, 8 (fish).

Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 2, Dec 1; marine mammals: Jan 19.

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

Cayo Ocho Arrobas: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.