Cayo Quinchos

Cayo Quinchos: coast and water

6660 m at 276°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 6750 m at 284°: Punta Mosquito (point); 7630 m at 151°: Bahía de Filipinas (bay); 14290 m at 115°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 15660 m at 173°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon); 16140 m at 204°: Punta de Chicho (point); 16480 m at 119°: Bahía Isabela de Sagua (bay); 16840 m at 191°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon).

Cayo Quinchos: islands

1680 m at 192°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 3820 m at 157°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 10120 m at 277°: Cayo Alcatraces (island); 10360 m at 157°: Los Conucos (island); 11910 m at 263°: Cayo Cera (island); 12700 m at 117°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 13180 m at 258°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 13930 m at 139°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 14630 m at 147°: Las Picuas (island); 14790 m at 216°: Cayo Negro (island); 15620 m at 199°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 15930 m at 211°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (island).

Cayo Quinchos: inland

22560 m at 200°: Manglar (locality); 23250 m at 196°: Eugenia (locality); 24300 m at 201°: María Josefa (locality); 24720 m at 203°: Sitio Las Cañas (locality); 25150 m at 206°: Felicia (locality); 25880 m at 219°: La Panchita (settlement).

Cayo Quinchos: distances

23040 m at 207°: Salinas del Jatal; 23200 m at 170°: Playa de Durán; 27280 m at 234°: Playa La Fe; 77080 m at 155°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 109690 m at 190°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 89530 m at 273°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 35010 m at 161°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Quinchos: close by

870 m at 18°: Cayo Basura (cay); 1680 m at 192°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 2360 m at 264°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 3600 m at 59°: Cayo Verde (cay); 3820 m at 157°: Cayo Cuaba (cay); 4840 m at 217°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 5750 m at 108°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 6340 m at 208°: Cayo Alto (cay); 6640 m at 1°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 6770 m at 169°: Cayo Mahomito (cay); 8160 m at 237°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 8620 m at 196°: Cayo Partido (cay).

Cayo Quinchos: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 coral reefs.

.

Cayo Quinchos: marine life records

309 records of 53 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 180 fish, 118 corals, 11 marine mammals. That is 98.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 21 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 11 (fish); Tursiops truncatus, 11 (marine mammals); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 11.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Quinchos: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.