Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Pelón
Cayo Pelón is a cay at 22°57′11″N 80°10′31″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Pelón: coast and water
2160 m at 171°: Ensenada de Cuadrado (cove); 3630 m at 64°: Canal de Bamba (channel); 5650 m at 64°: Punta Corúa (point); 5860 m at 227°: Playa de Durán (beach); 6560 m at 93°: Punta Collado (point); 7750 m at 32°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 7930 m at 253°: Pasa de Carahatas (channel); 9010 m at 276°: Punta del Negro Congo (point).
Cayo Pelón: islands
1230 m at 77°: Cayo Veloz (island); 2730 m at 52°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 3490 m at 0°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 5030 m at 68°: Cayo Bamba (island); 8230 m at 4°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 10240 m at 335°: Los Conucos (island); 10400 m at 287°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 11640 m at 48°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 12880 m at 11°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 13140 m at 291°: Cayo Tío Juan (island); 13290 m at 13°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 14170 m at 287°: Cayo Guajiro (island).
Cayo Pelón: inland
5310 m at 136°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 7150 m at 157°: Pancho Pérez (settlement); 8160 m at 162°: Durán (locality); 8880 m at 166°: La Ofelia (hamlet); 9620 m at 185°: Silencio (locality); 9690 m at 127°: Roldán (locality).
Cayo Pelón: distances
5860 m at 227°: Playa de Durán; 14690 m at 99°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 16720 m at 95°: Isabela de Sagua; 56490 m at 155°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 93330 m at 197°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 94760 m at 198°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).
Protected: 14580 m at 167°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Pelón: close by
1230 m at 76°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 2730 m at 52°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 2830 m at 85°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay); 3490 m at 1°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 4900 m at 272°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 5030 m at 68°: Cayo Bamba (cay); 5290 m at 235°: Cayo Zarapico (cay); 5810 m at 298°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 5860 m at 318°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 6580 m at 357°: Las Picuas (cay); 7190 m at 251°: Cayo del Sur (cay); 7530 m at 19°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay).
Cayo Pelón: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 salt works, 1 power plants, 1 factories & works, 1 parks & reserves.
14580 m at 167°: Mogotes de Jumagua (parks & reserves).
Cayo Pelón: marine life records
20 records of 2 species within 10 km, 1996 to 2005: 19 marine mammals, 1 echinoderms. That is 6.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 19 (marine mammals); Ophiolepis impressa, 1 (echinoderms).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 19.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Pelón: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.