Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Veloz
Cayo Veloz is a cay at 22°57′20″N 80°09′48″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Veloz: coast and water
2580 m at 200°: Ensenada de Cuadrado (cove); 3150 m at 101°: Estero de Bamba (inlet); 4480 m at 237°: Punta de Fernández (point); 5230 m at 269°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 5390 m at 97°: Punta Collado (point); 6110 m at 264°: Punta Julián (point); 8570 m at 107°: Ensenada de Caballero (cove); 9170 m at 254°: Pasa de Carahatas (channel).
Cayo Veloz: islands
1240 m at 256°: Cayo Pelón (island); 1630 m at 92°: Cayo Punta Rosas (island); 3810 m at 65°: Cayo Bamba (island); 6110 m at 269°: Cayo El Chivo (island); 6480 m at 346°: Las Picuas (island); 6940 m at 11°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 8160 m at 29°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 11480 m at 284°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 12800 m at 8°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 14040 m at 41°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (island); 14170 m at 288°: Cayo Tío Juan (island); 14480 m at 325°: Cayo Mahomito (island).
Cayo Veloz: inland
8600 m at 159°: Las Tumbas (locality); 8960 m at 134°: Roldán (locality); 9970 m at 172°: San José (locality); 10080 m at 192°: Silencio (locality); 10350 m at 163°: Ranchería (locality); 11480 m at 134°: San Jorge (locality).
Cayo Veloz: distances
6950 m at 232°: Playa de Durán; 13560 m at 100°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 15550 m at 97°: Isabela de Sagua; 56260 m at 156°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 93960 m at 198°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 95400 m at 198°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).
Protected: 14640 m at 172°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Veloz: close by
1230 m at 256°: Cayo Pelón (cay); 1620 m at 91°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay); 1690 m at 34°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 3400 m at 340°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 3820 m at 65°: Cayo Bamba (cay); 6100 m at 269°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 6450 m at 239°: Cayo Zarapico (cay); 6470 m at 346°: Las Picuas (cay); 6540 m at 308°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 6790 m at 291°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 6950 m at 10°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay); 7930 m at 356°: Cayo El Barbero (cay).
Cayo Veloz: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 salt works, 1 factories & works, 1 power plants, 1 parks & reserves.
14640 m at 172°: Mogotes de Jumagua (parks & reserves).
Cayo Veloz: marine life records
20 records of 2 species within 10 km, 1996 to 2005: 19 marine mammals, 1 echinoderms. That is 6.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 19 (marine mammals); Ophiolepis impressa, 1 (echinoderms).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 19.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Veloz: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.