Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Paiva
Cayo Paiva is a cay at 20°29′17″N 78°01′29″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Paiva: coast and water
6360 m at 338°: Canal de Juan Suárez (channel); 6410 m at 307°: Canal Uvero (channel); 8750 m at 333°: Bajo Leña (shoal); 13000 m at 310°: Canal de Almácigo (channel); 16480 m at 323°: Canal Pasa Ancha (channel); 18920 m at 336°: Canal Pasa Honda (channel); 21140 m at 261°: Banco Levisa (shoal); 21480 m at 75°: Canal de La Loma (channel).
Cayo Paiva: islands
4570 m at 313°: Cayos Pájaros (island group); 7340 m at 97°: Cayo La Vela (island); 7860 m at 16°: Cayo Médano (island); 8880 m at 306°: Cayo Yana (island); 11750 m at 297°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 14190 m at 319°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 14270 m at 318°: Cayo Ronquito (island); 14270 m at 318°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (island); 16520 m at 335°: Cayo Güincho (island); 16990 m at 5°: Cayería la Sierra (island group); 17910 m at 26°: Cayos de Sevilla (island group); 18460 m at 35°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island).
Cayo Paiva: inland
23570 m at 358°: Arroyo Pinipiniche (stream); 23790 m at 8°: La Calzada (hamlet); 25460 m at 7°: Santa Cruz del Sur (town); 25540 m at 6°: La Gloria (hamlet); 27600 m at 9°: Santa Clara (hamlet); 29480 m at 22°: Las Playuelas (locality).
Cayo Paiva: distances
24260 m at 12°: Playa Bonita; 25020 m at 6°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 49520 m at 62°: Guayabal; 100170 m at 103°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 142270 m at 34°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 231040 m at 104°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Cayo Paiva: close by
910 m at 152°: Cayo Playas Grandes (cay); 1790 m at 317°: Cayo Cupey (cay); 2460 m at 121°: Cayo Playa Blanca (cay); 3130 m at 91°: Cayo Mosquito Grande (cay); 4570 m at 313°: Cayos Pájaros (island group); 4710 m at 199°: Cayo Carapacho (cay); 4730 m at 291°: Cayo Uvero (cay); 5400 m at 306°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (cay); 5450 m at 117°: Cayo Cuatro Reales (cay); 6560 m at 358°: Cayo Juan Suárez (cay); 7050 m at 118°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 7340 m at 97°: Cayo La Vela (cay).
Cayo Paiva: marine life records
105 records of 12 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 78 corals, 27 fish. That is 33.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 75 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 6 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 4 (fish); Haemulon aurolineatum, 4 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 4 (fish); Porites divaricata, 2 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 2 (fish); Pomacanthus arcuatus, 2 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 2 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 2 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 1 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 1 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Paiva: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.