Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Rancho Alegre
Cayo Rancho Alegre is a cay at 20°43′59″N 78°34′59″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Rancho Alegre: coast and water
6150 m at 259°: Pasa Felipe (channel); 9140 m at 59°: Punta Macho (point); 9430 m at 169°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 9950 m at 312°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 15890 m at 234°: Punta de Indios (point); 18020 m at 298°: Canal de Cayo Largo (channel); 19470 m at 258°: Canal Cachiboca (channel); 19920 m at 261°: Punta Las Crucecitas (point); 20560 m at 132°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 21470 m at 139°: Punta Rosales (point); 21550 m at 270°: Laguna de Boca Piedra (lagoon); 22850 m at 137°: Punta Caguamas (point); 26060 m at 274°: Canal de Boca de Piedra Chica (channel); 26590 m at 277°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 27140 m at 276°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 28560 m at 83°: Canal de Pingüe (channel).
Cayo Rancho Alegre: islands
2660 m at 162°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 4010 m at 235°: Cayo Galán (island); 5230 m at 255°: Cayo Felipe (island); 5330 m at 232°: Cayo Las Cruces (island); 5500 m at 273°: Cayo Antoncito (island); 8960 m at 109°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 9370 m at 302°: Cayo Gordo (island); 9490 m at 263°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 10620 m at 209°: Cayo Carabinero (island); 11910 m at 276°: Cayo Vivero (island); 12520 m at 96°: Cayo La Cafetera (island); 16890 m at 144°: Cayo Boca Rica (islet); 18160 m at 112°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 19360 m at 121°: Cayo Los Careyes (island); 19610 m at 139°: Cayos Contra Punteo (island group); 20640 m at 110°: Cayo Cubera (island); 21030 m at 88°: Cayos Catauro (island group); 22080 m at 275°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 23630 m at 106°: Cayos Guasa (island group); 24100 m at 124°: Cayo La Yerba (island); 25310 m at 134°: Cayo Las Caguamas (island); 26130 m at 124°: Cayo María Velache (island); 28090 m at 278°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (island); 29380 m at 323°: Cayo Bonito (island).
Cayo Rancho Alegre: distances
60860 m at 92°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 63310 m at 93°: Playa Bonita; 73620 m at 38°: Vertientes; 107930 m at 45°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 164560 m at 56°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 184940 m at 308°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 37730 m at 303°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Rancho Alegre: close by
2160 m at 212°: Cayo Tarantín (cay); 2660 m at 162°: Cayo Yuraguana (cay); 4010 m at 236°: Cayo Galán (cay); 4540 m at 139°: Cayo Peralta (cay); 5230 m at 255°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 5240 m at 145°: Cayo La Poza (cay); 5320 m at 232°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 5500 m at 273°: Cayo Antoncito (cay); 6000 m at 264°: Cayo Yuraguama (cay); 6950 m at 293°: Cayo Antón (cay); 8560 m at 324°: Cayo La Lisa (cay); 8960 m at 109°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group).
Cayo Rancho Alegre: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Rancho Alegre: marine life records
130 records of 37 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 81 corals, 49 fish. That is 41.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Orbicella faveolata, 15 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 12 (corals); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 6 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 6 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 5 (fish); Scarus iseri, 5 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 5 (corals); Stephanocoenia intersepta, 5 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 4 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 4 (fish); Porites porites, 4 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Rancho Alegre: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.