Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Salinas

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

Cayo Salinas is a cay at 22°25′43″N 79°14′09″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.42860, -79.2359522°25′43″N 79°14′09″W

Cayo Salinas: coast and water

1700 m at 107°: Pasa Boca de Salinas (channel); 5040 m at 177°: Playa Vitoria (beach); 5240 m at 196°: Ensenada de Yaguajay (cove); 5620 m at 172°: Laguna La Coscorrona (lagoon); 6030 m at 221°: Playa Bofill (beach); 6180 m at 199°: Playa Carbó (beach); 9450 m at 109°: Punta del Obispo (point); 10580 m at 108°: Punta Caguanes (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Salinas
Cayo Salinas, wider

Cayo Salinas: islands

3510 m at 97°: Cayo Guainabo (island); 4400 m at 221°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (island); 4410 m at 298°: Cayo Lucas (island); 5260 m at 110°: Cayo Fábrica (island); 5960 m at 111°: Cayo Cueva (island); 6110 m at 102°: Cayo Redras (island); 7170 m at 104°: Cayo Almita (island); 9270 m at 293°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 9530 m at 109°: Cayo El Obispo (island); 14330 m at 108°: Cayo Palma (island); 14580 m at 30°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 14840 m at 32°: Cayos Las Loras (island group).

Cayo Salinas: inland

6520 m at 181°: Laguna la Lisa (locality); 7350 m at 225°: El Júcaro (locality); 7570 m at 205°: Camagüey (locality); 8210 m at 134°: Arroyo Cristóbal (stream); 9630 m at 210°: Bamburanao (stream); 9710 m at 186°: Narcisa (settlement).

Cayo Salinas: distances

5040 m at 177°: Playa Victoria; 5810 m at 237°: Playa Bofill; 6170 m at 199°: Playa de Carbó; 73010 m at 276°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 127690 m at 256°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 61180 m at 73°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 8810 m at 106°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 17010 m at 168°: Jobo Rosado; 18040 m at 184°: Flora y Fauna.

Cayo Salinas: close by

3510 m at 98°: Cayo Guainabo (cay); 3750 m at 98°: Cayo Guainarao (cay); 4400 m at 221°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (cay); 4410 m at 298°: Cayo Lucas (cay); 5260 m at 110°: Cayo Fábrica (cay); 5970 m at 110°: Cayo Cueva (cay); 6110 m at 102°: Cayo Redras (cay); 7170 m at 104°: Cayo Almita (cay); 9270 m at 292°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 9530 m at 109°: Cayo El Obispo (cay); 12860 m at 347°: Barco hundido (reef); 14330 m at 108°: Cayo Palma (cay).

Cayo Salinas: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 guest houses & hostels, 4 places of worship, 3 historic & heritage, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 2 museums, 2 theatres & arts, 2 libraries, 2 government & embassies, 2 pharmacies, 2 urban parks & plazas.

8810 m at 106°: Parque Nacional Caguanes (parks & reserves); 9700 m at 188°: Proclama de Narcisa (historic & heritage); 10640 m at 186°: Casa de KPG (guest houses & hostels); 10860 m at 174°: Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos (museums); 10890 m at 174°: Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos (historic & heritage); 10970 m at 174°: Mausoleo de los Caídos en el Frente Norte de Las Villas (historic & heritage); 11130 m at 180°: Hostal Fuente Verde (guest houses & hostels); 11200 m at 182°: Casa de Diana de La O Padra (guest houses & hostels); 11210 m at 181°: América Libre (theatres & arts); 11340 m at 181°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 11380 m at 180°: Parque Martí (urban parks & plazas); 11390 m at 180°: Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer (theatres & arts); 11660 m at 179°: Museo Municipal Polivalente de Yaguajay (museums).

Cayo Salinas: marine life records

3 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1948 to 2022: 1 fish, 1 crustaceans, 1 molluscs. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Albula vulpes, 1 (fish); Janicella spinicauda, 1 (crustaceans); Melampus bullaoides, 1 (molluscs).

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

Cayo Salinas: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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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