Cayo Quitasol

Cayo Quitasol: coast and water

4780 m at 3°: Canal del Inglés (channel); 7230 m at 230°: Punta Sombrero (point); 7600 m at 150°: Canal de la Cruz (channel); 14330 m at 188°: Punta de Piedras Primero (point); 14560 m at 195°: Playa Guayabo (beach); 15540 m at 262°: Ensenada de Colombo (cove); 16890 m at 311°: Bajo de la Malanga (shoal); 17050 m at 175°: Pasa El Mogote (channel).

Cayo Quitasol: islands

2840 m at 172°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 3320 m at 158°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 6350 m at 131°: Cayo de Navío (island); 10890 m at 154°: Cayo Doña María (island); 12840 m at 165°: Cayo Canal Ancha (island); 13850 m at 170°: Cayo El Buche (island); 15760 m at 168°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 20680 m at 317°: Cayo Alacrán Grande (island); 27190 m at 160°: Cayo Balandra (island); 28710 m at 158°: Cayo Costilla (island); 29100 m at 299°: Cayo la Malanga (island); 29100 m at 299°: Cayos Alcatraces (island group).

Cayo Quitasol: inland

10400 m at 249°: Bibijagua (settlement); 10900 m at 221°: La Palma (settlement); 12800 m at 209°: Cayamas (stream); 12800 m at 211°: Júcaro (stream); 13150 m at 245°: La Fuente Luminosa (settlement); 13920 m at 214°: El Torno (settlement).

Cayo Quitasol: distances

10560 m at 253°: Playa de Flamencos; 11000 m at 246°: Playa Bibijagua; 13640 m at 258°: Playa Colombo; 18180 m at 237°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 119130 m at 354°: Port of Mariel (port); 115020 m at 107°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 33330 m at 205°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.

Cayo Quitasol: close by

1160 m at 208°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 1590 m at 197°: Cayo Jaquito (cay); 2840 m at 172°: Cayo El Inglés (cay); 3310 m at 158°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 5860 m at 140°: Cayo del Navio (cay); 6360 m at 131°: Cayo de Navío (cay); 6430 m at 340°: Cayo Grande (cay); 9060 m at 332°: Cayos de la Manteca (island group); 10890 m at 154°: Cayo Doña María (cay); 12840 m at 165°: Cayo Canal Ancha (cay); 12850 m at 164°: Cayo Canal Ancho (cay); 13730 m at 259°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (cay).

Cayo Quitasol: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 schools, 2 camp sites, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 museums, 1 peaks & volcanoes.

10830 m at 253°: Campismo Arenas Negras (camp sites); 14000 m at 225°: Prisión La 60 (camp sites); 14110 m at 252°: Paladar (guest houses & hostels); 14390 m at 249°: Presidio Modelo (museums); 14890 m at 264°: Punta Colombo (peaks & volcanoes).

Cayo Quitasol: marine life records

10 records of 10 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2018: 5 crustaceans, 2 other, 2 fish, 1 echinoderms. That is 3.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Vermiliopsis, 1 (other); Anathelges, 1 (crustaceans); Cubanichthys cubensis, 1 (fish); Pomatostegus stellatus, 1 (other); Diastylis scorpioides, 1 (crustaceans); Pagurus stimpsoni, 1 (crustaceans); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi, 1 (crustaceans); Cirolana parva, 1 (crustaceans); Megalops atlanticus, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Quitasol: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.