Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Tío Joaquín
Cayo Tío Joaquín is a cay at 21°25′57″N 78°45′43″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Tío Joaquín: coast and water
4370 m at 256°: Bajo Mégano Blanco (shoal); 5590 m at 207°: Punta La Cana (point); 9200 m at 248°: Cabezo Gruñidor (shoal); 9210 m at 351°: Pasa de los Motores (channel); 15840 m at 44°: Punta Félix Beach (point); 16370 m at 59°: Estero de Santa Ana (estuary); 17400 m at 275°: Bajo Hondo (shoal); 17790 m at 65°: Laguna El Vayal (lagoon).
Cayo Tío Joaquín: islands
5140 m at 210°: Cayo La Cana (island); 6660 m at 355°: Cayo La Gloria (island); 7080 m at 231°: Cayo Pájaro (island); 7730 m at 220°: Cayo Arenas (island); 8100 m at 304°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 10720 m at 315°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 14430 m at 343°: Cayo Jorobita (island); 15440 m at 312°: Cayo Guinea (island); 16400 m at 16°: Cayo La Salina (island); 17200 m at 311°: Cayo Obispito (island); 18030 m at 316°: Cayo Obispo (island); 29590 m at 157°: Cayo Santa María (island).
Cayo Tío Joaquín: inland
15040 m at 90°: Río Guasimal (stream); 19920 m at 49°: Pastel (locality); 19960 m at 68°: Río la Soledad (stream); 20500 m at 99°: Playa Florida (settlement); 22280 m at 105°: Palmar la Jatía (locality); 22520 m at 42°: Pedro Vázquez (locality).
Cayo Tío Joaquín: distances
20190 m at 98°: Playa Santa María; 31180 m at 27°: Baraguá; 31860 m at 5°: Jagüeyal; 94610 m at 91°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 155950 m at 85°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 128550 m at 4°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Tío Joaquín: close by
1800 m at 184°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (cay); 2520 m at 28°: Cayo Caoba (cay); 2900 m at 338°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 3350 m at 313°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 3820 m at 348°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 5030 m at 358°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 5140 m at 210°: Cayo La Cana (cay); 6190 m at 225°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 6670 m at 355°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 7080 m at 231°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 7730 m at 220°: Cayo Arenas (cay); 8100 m at 304°: Cayo Guásimas (cay).
Cayo Tío Joaquín: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.
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Cayo Tío Joaquín: 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 Tío Joaquín: 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.