Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Ripiado
Cayo Ripiado is a cay at 21°27′58″N 78°46′11″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Ripiado: coast and water
3460 m at 263°: Canal Balanadras (channel); 5400 m at 354°: Pasa de los Motores (channel); 8290 m at 0°: Pasa Campito (channel); 8900 m at 191°: Punta La Cana (point); 10270 m at 23°: Estero Isabelita (estuary); 13780 m at 243°: Cabezo Seco de Flamenco (shoal); 14080 m at 57°: Punta Félix Beach (point); 17330 m at 77°: Laguna El Vayal (lagoon).
Cayo Ripiado: islands
1090 m at 195°: Cayo Lastre (island); 2190 m at 229°: Cayo Balandras (island); 5570 m at 173°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (island); 5940 m at 354°: Cayo Pilón (island); 5970 m at 278°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 7780 m at 300°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 8060 m at 327°: Cayo La Tea (island); 8370 m at 192°: Cayo La Cana (island); 8860 m at 204°: Cayo la Loma (island); 10620 m at 342°: Cayo Jorobita (island); 14320 m at 302°: Cayo Obispito (island); 14920 m at 308°: Cayo Obispo (island).
Cayo Ripiado: inland
16250 m at 103°: Río Guasimal (stream); 16700 m at 48°: Quemado Nuevo (locality); 18380 m at 59°: Pastel (locality); 20690 m at 69°: Santa Ana (locality); 20980 m at 342°: Ramón Reyes (locality); 21750 m at 75°: Francisco Pino (locality).
Cayo Ripiado: distances
21780 m at 107°: Playa Santa María; 28240 m at 7°: Jagüeyal; 28320 m at 32°: Baraguá; 95530 m at 93°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 156460 m at 86°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 124890 m at 5°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Ripiado: close by
1080 m at 195°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 1420 m at 25°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 2180 m at 229°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 2510 m at 127°: Cayo Caoba (cay); 2910 m at 4°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 3820 m at 168°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (cay); 5570 m at 173°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (cay); 5950 m at 354°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 5970 m at 278°: Cayo Guásimas (cay); 6040 m at 307°: Cayo Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 6130 m at 6°: Cayo Campito (cay); 7300 m at 293°: Cayo Atravesado (cay).
Cayo Ripiado: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Ripiado: marine life records
4 records of 4 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 1 sponges, 1 fish. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Ripiado: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.