Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Ronquito
Cayo Ronquito is a cay at 20°34′59″N 78°07′00″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Ronquito: coast and water
8080 m at 147°: Canal Uvero (channel); 11450 m at 54°: Canal Cayo Largo (channel); 11500 m at 275°: Canal de la Granada (channel); 11560 m at 14°: Pasa Bergantines (channel); 13770 m at 13°: Pasa Mate de Adentro (channel); 15230 m at 13°: Pasa Mordaza de la Tierra (channel); 16070 m at 279°: Canal Inglesito (channel); 17060 m at 113°: Banco Mosquito (shoal).
Cayo Ronquito: islands
2770 m at 142°: Cayo Almácigo (island); 5830 m at 163°: Cayo Leña (island); 8470 m at 190°: Cayo Pescador (island); 9050 m at 145°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 9900 m at 21°: Jardines y Jardinillos de la Reina (island group); 12480 m at 138°: Cayo Cupey (island); 13810 m at 51°: Cayo Largo de Mordazo (island); 14270 m at 138°: Cayo Paiva (island); 14870 m at 351°: Cayos Pilón (island group); 15160 m at 139°: Cayo Playas Grandes (island); 16460 m at 48°: Cayos Carnero (island group); 16560 m at 5°: Cayo Puga (island).
Cayo Ronquito: inland
17770 m at 43°: Litoral Santa Cruz (railway station); 19170 m at 39°: Santa Cruz del Sur (airfield); 20630 m at 36°: Las Minas (locality); 21040 m at 14°: San Narciso (locality); 22840 m at 13°: San Armando (locality); 23030 m at 34°: Cambute (settlement).
Cayo Ronquito: distances
18840 m at 41°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 19690 m at 48°: Playa Bonita; 54870 m at 77°: Guayabal; 97110 m at 17°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 139480 m at 39°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 229680 m at 346°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Ronquito: close by
0 m at 0°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (cay); 330 m at 63°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 2780 m at 142°: Cayo Almácigo (cay); 5030 m at 30°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 5270 m at 189°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 5470 m at 190°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 5820 m at 163°: Cayo Leña (cay); 5850 m at 155°: Cayo Yana (cay); 7300 m at 188°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (cay); 7440 m at 18°: Cayos Mate (island group); 7510 m at 290°: Cayo Botijuela (cay); 7680 m at 161°: Cayo Muchacho (cay).
Cayo Ronquito: marine life records
529 records of 40 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 279 corals, 250 fish. That is 168.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 81 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 60 (corals); Porites astreoides, 35 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 32 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 29 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 25 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 22 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Porites porites, 18 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 16 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Ronquito: 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.