Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Palma

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

Cayo Palma is a cay at 22°23′21″N 79°06′11″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.38929, -79.1031822°23′21″N 79°06′11″W

Cayo Palma: coast and water

3540 m at 105°: Estero Real (inlet); 4900 m at 285°: Punta del Obispo (point); 5330 m at 243°: Ciénagas de Guayaberas (marsh); 6070 m at 86°: Punta de Guayarúes (point); 6490 m at 257°: Ensenada Cristóbal (cove); 9480 m at 86°: Punta de Judas (point); 12910 m at 265°: Laguna La Coscorrona (lagoon); 13390 m at 267°: Playa Vitoria (beach).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Palma
Cayo Palma, wider

Cayo Palma: islands

4810 m at 285°: Cayo El Obispo (island); 7200 m at 292°: Cayo Almita (island); 8270 m at 292°: Cayo Redras (island); 8380 m at 286°: Cayo Cueva (island); 9080 m at 286°: Cayo Fábrica (island); 10900 m at 291°: Cayo Guainabo (island); 11310 m at 82°: Cayo Punta Ripiada (island); 14340 m at 288°: Cayo Salinas (island).

Cayo Palma: inland

1850 m at 275°: Cueva de Humboldt, Caguanes (cave); 1860 m at 262°: Lomas de Caguanes (hills); 2260 m at 277°: Cueva Nueva, Caguanes (cave); 2330 m at 267°: Cueva de las Tres Dolinas, Caguanes (cave); 2710 m at 276°: Cueva Sandalio Noda, Caguanes (cave); 4130 m at 117°: El Estero Real (locality).

Cayo Palma: distances

13390 m at 267°: Playa Victoria; 15240 m at 245°: Yaguajay; 15710 m at 265°: Playa de Carbó; 80030 m at 84°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 140110 m at 259°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 50000 m at 64°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 5530 m at 291°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 15850 m at 219°: Jobo Rosado; 20290 m at 228°: Flora y Fauna.

Cayo Palma: close by

4810 m at 285°: Cayo El Obispo (cay); 7200 m at 292°: Cayo Almita (cay); 8270 m at 292°: Cayo Redras (cay); 8380 m at 286°: Cayo Cueva (cay); 9080 m at 286°: Cayo Fábrica (cay); 10650 m at 291°: Cayo Guainarao (cay); 10890 m at 291°: Cayo Guainabo (cay); 11310 m at 82°: Cayo Punta Ripiada (cay); 14330 m at 288°: Cayo Salinas (cay); 15820 m at 21°: Cayuelo del Concha (cay); 16250 m at 41°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 16600 m at 274°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (cay).

Cayo Palma: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 historic & heritage, 1 parks & reserves, 1 schools, 1 universities & colleges, 1 places of worship, 1 museums, 1 hospitals, 1 sugar mills & refineries, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets.

5530 m at 291°: Parque Nacional Caguanes (parks & reserves); 14030 m at 243°: Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos (museums); 14070 m at 242°: Mausoleo de los Caídos en el Frente Norte de Las Villas (historic & heritage); 14130 m at 243°: Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos (historic & heritage).

Cayo Palma: marine life records

5 records of 5 species within 10 km, 2026 to 2026: 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 crustaceans. That is 1.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 1 (crustaceans); Himantopus mexicanus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Palma: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

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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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