Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Pájaro

Satellite view of Cayo Pájaro, Cuba
Cayo Pájaro (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Pájaro is a cay at 21°23′32″N 78°48′54″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 21.39234, -78.8151021°23′32″N 78°48′54″W

Cayo Pájaro: coast and water

2450 m at 164°: Punta Arenas (point); 3030 m at 100°: Punta La Cana (point); 3240 m at 289°: Cabezo Gruñidor (shoal); 6000 m at 257°: Bajo La Cabria de Punta Arenas (shoal); 7860 m at 285°: Cabezo Seco de Flamenco (shoal); 11800 m at 126°: Arrecife La Piedra de Punta Arena (reef); 18530 m at 136°: Cabezo de la Cana (reef); 19670 m at 26°: Estero Isabelita (estuary).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Pájaro
Cayo Pájaro, wider

Cayo Pájaro: islands

1530 m at 161°: Cayo Arenas (island); 7400 m at 24°: Cayo Balandras (island); 8400 m at 32°: Cayo Lastre (island); 9440 m at 30°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 12170 m at 338°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 13410 m at 358°: Cayos Ana María (islet); 14940 m at 1°: Cayo La Tea (island); 17320 m at 9°: Cayo Joroba (island); 18230 m at 349°: Cayo Encantado (island); 18340 m at 4°: Cayo Jorobita (island); 22560 m at 26°: Cayo La Salina (island); 28420 m at 143°: Cayo Santa María (island).

Cayo Pájaro: inland

21040 m at 77°: Río Guasimal (stream); 25790 m at 87°: Playa Florida (settlement); 26420 m at 351°: Matadero (settlement); 26810 m at 63°: Río la Soledad (stream); 27070 m at 93°: Palmar la Jatía (locality); 27170 m at 350°: Río Ceiba (stream).

Cayo Pájaro: distances

25580 m at 86°: Playa Santa María; 37140 m at 13°: Jagüeyal; 37760 m at 31°: Baraguá; 100160 m at 88°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 161870 m at 83°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 128300 m at 288°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Cayo Pájaro: close by

1120 m at 85°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 1530 m at 161°: Cayo Arenas (cay); 2930 m at 90°: Cayo La Cana (cay); 6000 m at 64°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (cay); 7080 m at 51°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (cay); 7410 m at 24°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 8400 m at 32°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 9060 m at 352°: Cayo Guásimas (cay); 9440 m at 30°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 9460 m at 45°: Cayo Caoba (cay); 10860 m at 29°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 11050 m at 340°: Cayo Flamenco (cay).

Cayo Pájaro: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.

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Cayo Pájaro: marine life records

5 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 1 sponges, 1 fish, 1 marine mammals. That is 1.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish); Megaptera novaeangliae, 1 (marine mammals).

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

Cayo Pájaro: notes

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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.

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