Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Punta Arenas
Cayo Punta Arenas is a cay at 23°11′53″N 80°43′21″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Punta Arenas: coast and water
1420 m at 304°: Punta Arenas (point); 2090 m at 129°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 8530 m at 265°: Torrentera de Cayo Cedro (channel); 9270 m at 66°: Arrecife Juan Claro (reef); 10590 m at 66°: Quebrado El Almirante (channel); 10720 m at 93°: Canal de La Corona (channel); 12030 m at 270°: Laguna de Cayo Cedro (lagoon); 12540 m at 70°: Arrecife Los Cabezos (reef).
Cayo Punta Arenas: islands
1090 m at 107°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 1250 m at 289°: Cayo Ranas (island); 7780 m at 118°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 8350 m at 225°: Cayo Portillo (island); 8460 m at 77°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 9510 m at 177°: Cayos Inglés (island group); 13190 m at 264°: Cayo Hornilla (island); 14720 m at 136°: Cayo Negro (island); 17750 m at 267°: Cayo Seboruco (island); 19300 m at 271°: Cayo Melón (island); 19530 m at 251°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 19640 m at 280°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (island).
Cayo Punta Arenas: inland
13280 m at 195°: Lagunitas (locality); 14650 m at 184°: Los Alemanes (locality); 16270 m at 210°: Playa Menéndez (settlement); 17220 m at 148°: El Roblar (locality); 17430 m at 161°: La Pepa de Machado (locality); 18190 m at 185°: La Esperanza (hamlet).
Cayo Punta Arenas: distances
12620 m at 189°: Salinas Bidos; 14450 m at 202°: Salinas La Teja; 18410 m at 220°: Playa Musulmanes; 75120 m at 256°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 88210 m at 259°: Port of Matanzas (port); 42050 m at 264°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 29420 m at 281°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo.
Cayo Punta Arenas: close by
1090 m at 107°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 1250 m at 289°: Cayo Ranas (cay); 3580 m at 13°: Arrecife Las Lavanderas de Punta Arenas (reef); 4070 m at 344°: Las Coloradas (reef); 4220 m at 121°: Cayo Matancero (cay); 5580 m at 227°: Cayo Largo (cay); 7420 m at 226°: Cayos Hijos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 7780 m at 118°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 8350 m at 225°: Cayo Portillo (cay); 8460 m at 77°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 8470 m at 166°: Cayo Rioja (cay); 9270 m at 66°: Arrecife Juan Claro (reef).
Cayo Punta Arenas: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 salt works.
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Cayo Punta Arenas: marine life records
2 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2009 to 2009: 1 molluscs, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cerithideopsis, 1 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Punta Arenas: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.