Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Punta Afuera
Cayo Punta Afuera is a cay at 21°55′38″N 84°49′22″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Punta Afuera: coast and water
1070 m at 296°: Ensenada del Carey (cove); 2620 m at 141°: Ensenada San Juán (bay); 4970 m at 214°: Ensenada de Bolondrón (cove); 6730 m at 95°: Laguna Balandra (lagoon); 6890 m at 236°: Punta Cayo Pancho (point); 8750 m at 253°: Ensenada Morros de Piedra (bay); 9100 m at 89°: Laguna Palma Sola (lagoon); 9140 m at 250°: Punta Los Morros (point).
Cayo Punta Afuera: islands
690 m at 282°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 2430 m at 130°: Cayo San Juán (island); 2900 m at 283°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 3060 m at 247°: Los Cayitos (island group); 4140 m at 223°: Cayo Liborio (island); 4700 m at 255°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 6430 m at 234°: Cayo Pancho (island); 7650 m at 242°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 7820 m at 244°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island).
Cayo Punta Afuera: inland
5010 m at 193°: Hacienda San Bolondrón (settlement); 9350 m at 232°: Santa Cruz (locality); 9700 m at 108°: San Rafael (locality); 10260 m at 254°: La Caridad (locality); 11040 m at 143°: Caleta Mangle (locality); 12160 m at 255°: Villa Cabo De San Antonio (hotel).
Cayo Punta Afuera: distances
11080 m at 123°: Playa La Barca; 15380 m at 103°: Playa el Perjucio; 17270 m at 185°: Cuban underwater city; 210630 m at 92°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 243570 m at 61°: Port of Mariel (port); 14740 m at 244°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 15760 m at 110°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 20040 m at 98°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 28720 m at 96°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Cayo Punta Afuera: close by
690 m at 282°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 2430 m at 130°: Cayo San Juán (cay); 2900 m at 283°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 3060 m at 247°: Los Cayitos (island group); 4140 m at 223°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 4690 m at 255°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 6440 m at 234°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 7650 m at 242°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 7830 m at 244°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay).
Cayo Punta Afuera: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.
9240 m at 251°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 10600 m at 247°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 11520 m at 240°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 12450 m at 160°: Playa El Holandés (attractions); 13360 m at 250°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 14890 m at 243°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Punta Afuera: marine life records
237 records of 127 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2023: 227 molluscs, 5 fish, 2 seagrass and algae, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 turtles, 1 crustaceans. That is 75.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Eulithidium thalassicola, 5 (molluscs); Zebina browniana, 5 (molluscs); Trochomodulus carchedonius, 5 (molluscs); Eulithidium bellum, 5 (molluscs); Parvilucina, 5 (molluscs); Vermicularia spirata, 5 (molluscs); Americardia guppyi, 4 (molluscs); Clathrolucina costata, 4 (molluscs); Meioceras nitidum, 4 (molluscs); Carditopsis smithii, 4 (molluscs); Eulithidium, 4 (molluscs); Pseudostomatella erythrocoma, 4 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Punta Afuera: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Punta Afuera
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 15 km away.
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.