Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo San Juán
Cayo San Juán is a cay at 21°54′47″N 84°48′17″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo San Juán: coast and water
1280 m at 324°: Punta Negra (point); 1600 m at 332°: Punta Afuera (point); 2600 m at 277°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 3930 m at 285°: Pasa La Majagua (inlet); 4520 m at 256°: Pasa El Correo (channel); 4580 m at 297°: Punta Higuereta (point); 4940 m at 79°: Laguna Balandra (lagoon); 5280 m at 241°: Ensenada de Bolondrón (cove).
Cayo San Juán: islands
2430 m at 311°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 3060 m at 304°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 4690 m at 275°: Los Cayitos (island group); 4900 m at 253°: Cayo Liborio (island); 5190 m at 296°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 6410 m at 274°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 7400 m at 253°: Cayo Pancho (island); 8840 m at 257°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 9080 m at 258°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island).
Cayo San Juán: inland
1190 m at 174°: Zanja San Juán (stream); 6540 m at 120°: Tandinera (locality); 11490 m at 262°: Los Morros (locality); 11770 m at 264°: La Caridad (locality); 13680 m at 263°: Villa Cabo De San Antonio (hotel); 14870 m at 235°: Caleta Larga (locality).
Cayo San Juán: distances
8670 m at 121°: Playa La Barca; 13280 m at 98°: Playa el Perjucio; 15980 m at 192°: Cuban underwater city; 208720 m at 92°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 242740 m at 60°: Port of Mariel (port); 15870 m at 252°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 13510 m at 106°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 18040 m at 93°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 26750 m at 93°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Cayo San Juán: close by
2430 m at 310°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 3060 m at 304°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 4690 m at 275°: Los Cayitos (island group); 4900 m at 253°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 5190 m at 296°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 6410 m at 274°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 7400 m at 253°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 8840 m at 257°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 9080 m at 258°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay).
Cayo San Juán: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 parks & reserves.
10390 m at 166°: Playa El Holandés (attractions); 10680 m at 262°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 11870 m at 257°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 12550 m at 250°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 13510 m at 106°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes (parks & reserves); 14710 m at 258°: Playa El Francés (attractions).
Cayo San Juán: marine life records
145 records of 95 species within 10 km, 1958 to 2024: 131 molluscs, 6 seabirds and shorebirds, 6 fish, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 turtles. That is 46.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Eulithidium adamsi, 3 (molluscs); Meioceras nitidum, 3 (molluscs); Eulithidium thalassicola, 3 (molluscs); Carditopsis smithii, 3 (molluscs); Zebina browniana, 3 (molluscs); Trochomodulus carchedonius, 3 (molluscs); Cylichnella bidentata, 3 (molluscs); Carditopsis bernardi, 3 (molluscs); Eulithidium bellum, 3 (molluscs); Alvania auberiana, 3 (molluscs); Clathrolucina costata, 3 (molluscs); Vermicularia spirata, 3 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo San Juán: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.