Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Punta de los Machos
Cayo Punta de los Machos is a cay at 21°24′59″N 78°45′47″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Punta de los Machos: coast and water
4000 m at 217°: Punta La Cana (point); 4900 m at 283°: Bajo Balandros (shoal); 6540 m at 321°: Canal Balanadras (channel); 6540 m at 321°: Canal Balandras (channel); 8580 m at 259°: Cabezo Gruñidor (shoal); 10420 m at 156°: Arrecife La Piedra de Punta Arena (reef); 17480 m at 54°: Estero de Santa Ana (estuary); 17520 m at 281°: Bajo Hondo (shoal).
Cayo Punta de los Machos: islands
5570 m at 353°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 6370 m at 230°: Cayo Arenas (island); 6820 m at 359°: Cayo Providencia (island); 8440 m at 357°: Cayo La Gloria (island); 9130 m at 314°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 11620 m at 360°: Cayo Campito (island); 13120 m at 311°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 17630 m at 330°: Cayo Encantado (island); 18340 m at 316°: Cayo Obispito (island); 19280 m at 320°: Cayo Obispo (island); 27990 m at 156°: Cayo Santa María (island); 29210 m at 122°: Cayo Miguelito (island).
Cayo Punta de los Machos: inland
20460 m at 82°: Terrenos del Estado (locality); 21230 m at 46°: Pastel (locality); 21660 m at 70°: Ciego Moreno (locality); 21950 m at 89°: Río los Güiros (stream); 22760 m at 101°: Mosquito (stream); 23220 m at 16°: Piedras (locality).
Cayo Punta de los Machos: distances
20160 m at 92°: Playa Santa María; 32840 m at 26°: Baraguá; 33660 m at 5°: Jagüeyal; 94730 m at 90°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 156240 m at 84°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 130350 m at 4°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Punta de los Machos: close by
1800 m at 4°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (cay); 3610 m at 223°: Cayo La Cana (cay); 4230 m at 18°: Cayo Caoba (cay); 4580 m at 348°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 4700 m at 330°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 4980 m at 239°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 5570 m at 353°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 6000 m at 244°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 6370 m at 230°: Cayo Arenas (cay); 6820 m at 359°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 8440 m at 357°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 9130 m at 314°: Cayo Guásimas (cay).
Cayo Punta de los Machos: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.
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Cayo Punta de los Machos: marine life records
4 records of 4 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 1 sponges, 1 fish. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Punta de los Machos: 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.