Cays & islands · Camagüey

Cayo Tarantín

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

Cayo Tarantín is a cay at 20°43′01″N 78°35′40″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.71685, -78.5943720°43′01″N 78°35′40″W

Cayo Tarantín: coast and water

7970 m at 159°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 10540 m at 324°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 17980 m at 304°: Canal de Cayo Largo (channel); 20300 m at 126°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 25120 m at 278°: Canal de Boca de Piedra Chica (channel); 25740 m at 281°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 30090 m at 124°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point); 30430 m at 128°: Laguna La Caguama (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Tarantín
Cayo Tarantín, wider

Cayo Tarantín: islands

2100 m at 109°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 2160 m at 32°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 4830 m at 296°: Cayo Antoncito (island); 7520 m at 171°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 9530 m at 221°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 9600 m at 315°: Cayo Gordo (island); 9680 m at 97°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 9810 m at 251°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (island); 10800 m at 62°: Cayo Punta Macho (island); 12850 m at 346°: Cayo Chocolate (island); 15300 m at 110°: Cayo Cedro (island); 16660 m at 115°: Cayo Corúa (island).

Cayo Tarantín: inland

38930 m at 52°: Las Cruces (locality); 39720 m at 43°: La Palmerita (locality); 39930 m at 42°: San Miguel (locality); 40650 m at 24°: San Cristóbal de la Garrapata (locality); 40880 m at 35°: Batista (locality); 41160 m at 55°: Duquesa (locality).

Cayo Tarantín: distances

61970 m at 90°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 64380 m at 91°: Playa Bonita; 75780 m at 38°: Vertientes; 110040 m at 45°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 166540 m at 56°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 185180 m at 309°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Protected: 37840 m at 306°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.

Cayo Tarantín: close by

2100 m at 109°: Cayo Yuraguana (cay); 2160 m at 32°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (cay); 2200 m at 259°: Cayo Galán (cay); 3370 m at 244°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 3930 m at 277°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 4410 m at 111°: Cayo Peralta (cay); 4810 m at 121°: Cayo La Poza (cay); 4820 m at 296°: Cayo Antoncito (cay); 4970 m at 284°: Cayo Yuraguama (cay); 6940 m at 311°: Cayo Antón (cay); 7520 m at 171°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 8290 m at 275°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group).

Cayo Tarantín: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Tarantín: marine life records

446 records of 58 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 237 fish, 209 corals. That is 142.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 40 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 34 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 21 (fish); Porites porites, 18 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 15 (corals); Scarus iseri, 15 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 15 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Agaricia agaricites, 14 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 14 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 14 (corals).

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

Cayo Tarantín: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

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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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