Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Punta Ripiada
Cayo Punta Ripiada is a cay at 22°24′12″N 78°59′39″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Punta Ripiada: coast and water
1950 m at 243°: Punta de Judas (point); 5270 m at 258°: Punta de Guayarúes (point); 5980 m at 252°: Ensenada de Guayarúes (cove); 6970 m at 102°: Playa Jatibonico del Norte (beach); 8180 m at 252°: Estero Real (inlet); 8740 m at 88°: Punta Rivero (point); 9560 m at 265°: Restinga de Cayo Palma (shoal); 11890 m at 119°: Canal Rivero (channel); 12240 m at 147°: Canal Dulce (channel); 12590 m at 16°: Ensenada de Corúa (cove); 13730 m at 266°: Ensenada de las Palmas (cove); 14070 m at 26°: Canalizo Chorros (channel); 14240 m at 267°: Ensenada de los Jacos (cove); 14580 m at 4°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 14590 m at 334°: Punta Providencia (point); 14820 m at 268°: Punta Caguanes (point).
Cayo Punta Ripiada: islands
10750 m at 357°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 11310 m at 262°: Cayo Palma (island); 13190 m at 349°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island); 14300 m at 337°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 14550 m at 342°: Cayo Pasaje (island).
Cayo Punta Ripiada: inland
2520 m at 190°: Vaqueria Punta de Judas (farm); 8300 m at 160°: Júcaro (locality); 9490 m at 98°: Chambas (stream); 9660 m at 184°: Arroyo Prieto (locality); 10250 m at 153°: Eugenia (locality); 10660 m at 155°: La Guinea (locality); 11050 m at 120°: Arroyo Brazo (stream); 11430 m at 212°: El Porvenir (locality); 11500 m at 207°: Lázaro (locality); 11550 m at 260°: Arroyo Caguanes (stream); 11560 m at 174°: La Unión (locality); 11840 m at 166°: Zuritas (locality).
Cayo Punta Ripiada: distances
14300 m at 159°: Arroyo de Agua; 14300 m at 159°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 19580 m at 204°: Mayajigua; 68740 m at 85°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 151410 m at 260°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 39390 m at 59°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 16380 m at 271°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 25360 m at 237°: Jobo Rosado; 28370 m at 6°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayo Punta Ripiada: close by
7430 m at 122°: Río Jatibonico del Norte (fishing); 9840 m at 155°: Río Jatibonico del Norte (fishing); 10750 m at 357°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 11310 m at 262°: Cayo Palma (cay); 12570 m at 19°: Cayo Corúas (cay); 13190 m at 349°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (cay); 14310 m at 337°: Cayuelo del Concha (cay); 14560 m at 342°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 15850 m at 269°: Cayo El Obispo (cay); 17420 m at 9°: Cayo Cureña (cay); 17670 m at 30°: Cayo La Lisa (cay); 17910 m at 274°: Cayo Almita (cay).
Cayo Punta Ripiada: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 schools, 1 stores & supermarkets.
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Cayo Punta Ripiada: marine life records
3 records of 3 species within 10 km, 2021 to 2026: 1 sharks and rays, 1 crustaceans, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Sphyrna mokarran, 1 (sharks and rays); Cardisoma guanhumi, 1 (crustaceans); Himantopus mexicanus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Punta Ripiada: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.