Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Rabihorcado

Satellite view of Cayo Rabihorcado, Cuba
Cayo Rabihorcado (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Rabihorcado is a cay at 21°10′47″N 79°11′56″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 21.17972, -79.1988221°10′47″N 79°11′56″W

Cayo Rabihorcado: coast and water

7980 m at 354°: Canal de Cayo Piedra (channel); 9000 m at 273°: Bajo Los Corrales (shoal); 16580 m at 51°: Banco Caimanera (shoal); 18650 m at 212°: Playa Alcatraz (beach); 19320 m at 190°: Punta de Boca Grande (point); 20490 m at 75°: Bajo Nordeste Paloma (shoal); 20960 m at 180°: Laguna Boca Grande (lagoon); 23910 m at 49°: Bajo Cirial (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Rabihorcado
Cayo Rabihorcado, wider

Cayo Rabihorcado: islands

680 m at 224°: Cayo Niara (islet); 16240 m at 84°: Cayos Paloma (island group); 16300 m at 235°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 28150 m at 114°: Cayo Cuervo (island); 45980 m at 61°: Cayo Arenas (island); 46760 m at 108°: Cayo Algodoncito (island); 47260 m at 60°: Cayo la Loma (island); 49630 m at 45°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 50480 m at 50°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 51070 m at 41°: Cayo Guinea (island); 51260 m at 47°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 51890 m at 46°: Cayo Cayuelo (island).

Cayo Rabihorcado: inland

42270 m at 357°: El Basto (locality); 42530 m at 7°: Los Derrames (locality); 43840 m at 353°: Frajana (locality); 44350 m at 9°: Petronila Valle (locality); 47070 m at 348°: Manatí (locality); 47160 m at 353°: Manuel Casas (hamlet).

Cayo Rabihorcado: distances

64750 m at 356°: La Sierpe; 66820 m at 337°: Guasimal; 70070 m at 69°: Playa Santa María; 106790 m at 309°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 167600 m at 310°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 104020 m at 308°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Cayo Rabihorcado: close by

670 m at 228°: Cayuelo de Rabihorcado (cay); 680 m at 224°: Cayo Niara (cay); 7970 m at 18°: Cayo Piedra (reef); 16240 m at 84°: Cayos Paloma (island group); 16300 m at 235°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 16890 m at 212°: Cayo Inglés (cay); 18100 m at 213°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 18520 m at 213°: Cayo Alcatraz Grande (cay); 19090 m at 218°: Cayo Alcatracito (cay); 19580 m at 338°: Cayo Burgao (cay); 19600 m at 226°: Cayo Casimba (cay); 24200 m at 253°: Cayo Bretón (cay).

Cayo Rabihorcado: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs.

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Cayo Rabihorcado: marine life records

513 records of 63 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 280 corals, 233 fish. That is 163.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 51 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 51 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 31 (corals); Millepora complanata, 24 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 23 (fish); Porites furcata, 22 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 21 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 20 (corals); Acropora palmata, 19 (corals); Porites porites, 18 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 18 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 17 (fish).

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

Cayo Rabihorcado: notes

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

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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.

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