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Cayo Palanca

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

Cayo Palanca is a cay at 22°04′40″N 81°44′07″W in Mayabeque province.

GPS 22.07777, -81.7352122°04′40″N 81°44′07″W

Cayo Palanca: coast and water

26170 m at 154°: Banco de Los Jardines (shoal); 28910 m at 317°: Punta Providencia (point); 29420 m at 92°: Punta de Piedra (point); 31010 m at 315°: Punta Companario (point); 31420 m at 95°: Punta de Espeque (point); 35610 m at 72°: Punta Arena (point); 37450 m at 122°: Herradura de la Sagua (shoal); 42110 m at 100°: Las Lavanderas (reef).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Palanca
Cayo Palanca, wider

Cayo Palanca: islands

9400 m at 292°: Cayo Cacao (island); 9940 m at 155°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 16060 m at 308°: Cayos Don Cristóbal (island group); 24300 m at 202°: Cayo Traviesa (island); 29650 m at 298°: Cayo Las Yanas (island); 31340 m at 300°: Cayos Gordas (island group); 32560 m at 299°: Cayo Las Gordas (island); 34900 m at 98°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (island); 36240 m at 99°: Cayos Blancos del Sur (island group); 46230 m at 198°: Cayo Francesito (island); 48370 m at 206°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 49130 m at 200°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (island).

Cayo Palanca: inland

15530 m at 12°: Liborio Alvira (locality); 38070 m at 20°: Hato Viejo (locality); 38880 m at 70°: Laguna de los Pájaros (pond); 38910 m at 14°: Ciro Redondo (locality); 40910 m at 34°: Casa Nueva (locality); 46150 m at 39°: Batey Viejo (hamlet).

Cayo Palanca: distances

54810 m at 82°: Playa Los Cocos; 57090 m at 157°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 57210 m at 161°: Paradise Beach; 54880 m at 159°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 109430 m at 9°: Port of Matanzas (port); 54110 m at 162°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 16550 m at 39°: Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata.

Cayo Palanca: close by

5120 m at 300°: Cayo Lagunas (cay); 5720 m at 323°: Cayo Los Panes (cay); 5860 m at 325°: Cayo Quitasol (cay); 6690 m at 356°: Cayería de la Fábrica (island group); 7970 m at 63°: Cayería de Diego Pérez (island group); 8200 m at 109°: Cayo Bonito (cay); 9400 m at 292°: Cayo Cacao (cay); 9940 m at 155°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 12780 m at 67°: Cayo del Macío (cay); 14810 m at 59°: Cayo del Masío (cay); 16060 m at 308°: Cayos Don Cristóbal (island group); 16980 m at 108°: Cayo Flamenco (cay).

Cayo Palanca: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 2 attractions.

12960 m at 76°: Playa tipo whitsundayd (attractions); 13040 m at 75°: Playa tipo wbitsundays (attractions).

Cayo Palanca: marine life records

1 records of 1 species within 10 km: 1 other. That is 0.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Lepisosteus, 1 (other).

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

Cayo Palanca: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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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