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Cayo Ranas

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

Cayo Ranas is a cay at 23°12′06″N 80°44′03″W in Matanzas province.

GPS 23.20167, -80.7341723°12′06″N 80°44′03″W

Cayo Ranas: coast and water

390 m at 1°: Punta Arenas (point); 750 m at 230°: Canalizo Punta Arenas (channel); 3670 m at 33°: Arrecife Las Lavanderas de Punta Arenas (reef); 5560 m at 273°: Canalizo La Empalizada (channel); 6020 m at 96°: Canal de Juan Claro (channel); 9180 m at 239°: Ensenada de la Sevilla (cove); 11690 m at 91°: Canal La Palometa (channel); 12330 m at 179°: Ensenada de Molino (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Ranas
Cayo Ranas, wider

Cayo Ranas: islands

5450 m at 119°: Cayo Matancero (island); 9550 m at 81°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 12060 m at 262°: Cayo Hornilla (island); 14500 m at 137°: Cayo Coco (island); 14990 m at 287°: Cayo Galindo (island); 18340 m at 270°: Cayo Dama (island); 18410 m at 280°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (island); 18840 m at 265°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 19360 m at 261°: Cayo Factor (island); 20040 m at 270°: Cayo Vara (island); 20670 m at 246°: Cayo Genovés (island); 23880 m at 259°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island).

Cayo Ranas: inland

14910 m at 201°: La Teja (settlement); 17200 m at 192°: Veintiocho de Octubre (settlement); 17230 m at 191°: Las Marías (hamlet); 18220 m at 158°: La Pepa de Machado (locality); 18810 m at 175°: El Cuabal (locality); 18810 m at 175°: Santa Mónica (hamlet).

Cayo Ranas: distances

12880 m at 184°: Salinas Bidos; 14430 m at 197°: Salinas La Teja; 18010 m at 216°: Playa Musulmanes; 74070 m at 256°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 87120 m at 259°: Port of Matanzas (port); 40920 m at 264°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 28180 m at 281°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo.

Cayo Ranas: close by

1250 m at 109°: Cayo Punta Arenas (cay); 2340 m at 108°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 3520 m at 1°: Las Coloradas (reef); 3670 m at 33°: Arrecife Las Lavanderas de Punta Arenas (reef); 5110 m at 215°: Cayo Largo (cay); 5450 m at 119°: Cayo Matancero (cay); 6940 m at 217°: Cayos Hijos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 7890 m at 216°: Cayo Portillo (cay); 9020 m at 116°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 9210 m at 159°: Cayo Rioja (cay); 9550 m at 81°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 9910 m at 260°: Cayo Cedro (cay).

Cayo Ranas: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 salt works.

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Cayo Ranas: marine life records

2 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2009 to 2009: 1 molluscs, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Cerithideopsis, 1 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Ranas: 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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