Cayo Yarey Chico

Cayo Yarey Chico: coast and water

1010 m at 174°: Bahía Arroyo Blanco (bay); 1910 m at 207°: Punta Janes (point); 3210 m at 334°: Bahía de Cajimaya (bay); 3380 m at 50°: Punta Lojanes (point); 3470 m at 270°: Ensenada Musupiel (cove); 3710 m at 360°: Ensenada Hoya (cove); 5840 m at 70°: Ensenada Rompe Esquina (cove); 6340 m at 79°: Rompe Esquina (point).

Cayo Yarey Chico: islands

0 m at 317°: Cayo Yarey Grande (island); 240 m at 284°: Cayo Madama (islet); 2550 m at 307°: Cayo Corúa (island); 3470 m at 90°: Cayo Ratón (island); 3550 m at 59°: Cayo Limón (island); 3560 m at 121°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 5790 m at 71°: Cayo Pájaros (island); 6930 m at 90°: Cayo Grande (island); 7180 m at 105°: Cayo Lechuza (island); 7280 m at 109°: Cayo Santillana (island); 7870 m at 118°: Cayo Tortuga (island).

Cayo Yarey Chico: inland

3200 m at 195°: Arroyo Blanco (stream); 3220 m at 242°: Cuatro Caminos (settlement); 4100 m at 155°: Río Grande (stream); 5140 m at 240°: Leopoldo Rey Sampayo (settlement); 5200 m at 270°: Vuelta Larga (locality); 5520 m at 250°: Crucero de Felton (locality).

Cayo Yarey Chico: distances

3570 m at 301°: Felton; 4930 m at 148°: Nicaro-Levisa; 9630 m at 295°: Guatemala; 78240 m at 276°: Frank Pais International Airport ; 22640 m at 307°: Port of Antilla (port); 88320 m at 202°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 24010 m at 141°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal; 31290 m at 329°: Comité Militar Banes; 35660 m at 222°: Parque Nacional La Mensura Pilotos.

Cayo Yarey Chico: close by

0 m at 0°: Cayo Yarey Grande (cay); 240 m at 285°: Cayo Madama (cay); 1430 m at 47°: Isla Makey (cay); 2540 m at 307°: Cayo Corúa (cay); 3470 m at 90°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 3550 m at 59°: Cayo Limón (cay); 3560 m at 121°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 5790 m at 71°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 6260 m at 42°: Cayo Saetía (cay); 6930 m at 90°: Cayo Grande (cay); 7180 m at 105°: Cayo Lechuza (cay); 7280 m at 109°: Cayo Santillana (cay).

Cayo Yarey Chico: on and around

Within 15 km: 13 schools, 12 guest houses & hostels, 8 coral reefs, 7 mines & quarries, 7 places of worship, 7 police & fire, 7 stations & terminals, 6 theatres & arts, 5 banks & exchange, 5 garages & car services.

270 m at 314°: Cayo Madama isla (attractions); 1480 m at 109°: Puerto de Nicaro (mines & quarries); 1690 m at 110°: Establecimientos de bebidas y alojamiento (attractions); 1890 m at 122°: Casa de alquiler (guest houses & hostels); 1900 m at 113°: Casa Videojuegos EHR (guest houses & hostels); 2710 m at 130°: Cine (theatres & arts); 3570 m at 302°: Prque de Felton (urban parks & plazas); 4590 m at 318°: La Guayaba (urban parks & plazas); 5740 m at 167°: Nicaro 110 kV (mines & quarries); 5920 m at 164°: Base de transporte Levisa (stations & terminals); 6060 m at 32°: Cantera (mines & quarries); 6330 m at 156°: Capitán del Ejercicio Rebelde Melquiades González López (historic & heritage); 6380 m at 9°: Casa de los Pilotos (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Yarey Chico: marine life records

48 records of 33 species within 10 km, 1986 to 2026: 21 fish, 11 molluscs, 7 crustaceans, 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 other, 1 corals, 1 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 echinoderms. That is 15.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Abudefduf saxatilis, 5 (fish); Acanthopleura granulata, 4 (molluscs); Coenobita clypeatus, 4 (crustaceans); Ocypode quadrata, 2 (crustaceans); Halichoeres bivittatus, 2 (fish); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 2 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 2 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 2 (fish); Dallocardia muricata, 1 (molluscs); Plagusia depressa, 1 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tylosurus crocodilus, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Yarey Chico: notes

Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.

Getting to Cayo Yarey Chico

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Punta Mayarí stands about 9.5 km away.