Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Rioja
Cayo Rioja is a cay at 23°07′27″N 80°42′09″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Rioja: coast and water
4760 m at 219°: Ensenada de Molino (cove); 5880 m at 237°: Punta Lavín (point); 6900 m at 356°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 8430 m at 19°: Canal de Juan Claro (channel); 8740 m at 239°: Punta de la Teja (point); 10630 m at 53°: Laguna de Flamenco (lagoon); 11140 m at 72°: Bahía de Flamenco (bay); 11510 m at 49°: Canal de La Corona (channel).
Cayo Rioja: islands
2030 m at 231°: Cayos Inglés (island group); 6200 m at 14°: Cayo Matancero (island); 6670 m at 46°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 6920 m at 107°: Cayo Coco (island); 7570 m at 306°: Cayo Largo (island); 7960 m at 353°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 8000 m at 293°: Cayos Hijos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 8460 m at 346°: Cayo Punta Arenas (island); 8550 m at 106°: Cayo Negro (island); 9210 m at 339°: Cayo Ranas (island); 11830 m at 32°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 14690 m at 298°: Cayo Cedro (island).
Cayo Rioja: inland
7140 m at 230°: Lagunitas (locality); 7200 m at 235°: Meteoro (stream); 9540 m at 132°: El Roblar (locality); 10210 m at 188°: El Cuabal (locality); 10290 m at 169°: Pedroso (locality); 10290 m at 169°: Cordovés (locality).
Cayo Rioja: distances
5910 m at 224°: Salinas Bidos; 9080 m at 235°: Salinas La Teja; 15020 m at 247°: Playa Musulmanes; 75620 m at 263°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 89120 m at 265°: Port of Matanzas (port); 44110 m at 275°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 33870 m at 294°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo.
Cayo Rioja: close by
2040 m at 231°: Cayos Inglés (island group); 6200 m at 14°: Cayo Matancero (cay); 6670 m at 46°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 6920 m at 107°: Cayo Coco (cay); 7570 m at 306°: Cayo Largo (cay); 7970 m at 353°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 8000 m at 292°: Cayos Hijos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 8230 m at 286°: Cayo Portillo (cay); 8470 m at 346°: Cayo Punta Arenas (cay); 8540 m at 106°: Cayo Negro (cay); 9210 m at 339°: Cayo Ranas (cay); 11770 m at 354°: Arrecife Las Lavanderas de Punta Arenas (reef).
Cayo Rioja: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 salt works, 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Rioja: marine life records
1 records of 1 species within 10 km, 2009 to 2009: 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 0.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Rioja: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
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.