Cays & islands · Camagüey

Cayo Yuraguana

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

Cayo Yuraguana is a cay at 20°42′38″N 78°34′31″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.71064, -78.5753320°42′38″N 78°34′31″W

Cayo Yuraguana: coast and water

6980 m at 281°: Pasa Felipe (channel); 8890 m at 184°: Boca de Juan Grín (channel); 10070 m at 44°: Punta Macho (point); 12320 m at 318°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 15270 m at 243°: Punta de Indios (point); 18300 m at 128°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 19060 m at 135°: Punta Rosales (point); 19920 m at 265°: Canal Cachiboca (channel); 20010 m at 303°: Canal de Cayo Largo (channel); 20470 m at 134°: Punta Caguamas (point); 20530 m at 269°: Punta Las Crucecitas (point); 27670 m at 134°: Punta Macao (point); 27820 m at 282°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 28060 m at 125°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point); 28340 m at 281°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 28810 m at 102°: Canal de la Sepultura (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Yuraguana
Cayo Yuraguana, wider

Cayo Yuraguana: islands

2100 m at 289°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 2790 m at 130°: Cayo La Poza (island); 7650 m at 93°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 7650 m at 112°: Cayo La Bola (island); 8930 m at 306°: Cayo Antón (island); 9510 m at 52°: Cayo Punta Macho (island); 9640 m at 223°: Cayo Bartolo (island); 9960 m at 166°: Cayo Juan Grín (island); 10490 m at 232°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 11120 m at 328°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 11930 m at 239°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 14120 m at 338°: Cayo Chocolate (island); 14380 m at 141°: Cayo Boca Rica (islet); 15100 m at 248°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 15160 m at 122°: Cayo Juan Yero (island); 15230 m at 249°: Cayo Ballena (islet); 16560 m at 105°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 18840 m at 122°: Cayo la Loma (islet); 20910 m at 295°: Cayo Largo (island); 21220 m at 111°: Cayo Los Hoyos (island); 24200 m at 124°: Cayo Alto la Jía (island); 27110 m at 283°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 27550 m at 79°: Cayo La Bombilla (island); 29350 m at 282°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (island).

Cayo Yuraguana: distances

59990 m at 90°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 62390 m at 91°: Playa Bonita; 75140 m at 36°: Vertientes; 109160 m at 44°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 165290 m at 55°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 187160 m at 308°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Protected: 39840 m at 306°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.

Cayo Yuraguana: close by

2100 m at 289°: Cayo Tarantín (cay); 2310 m at 114°: Cayo Peralta (cay); 2660 m at 342°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (cay); 2790 m at 130°: Cayo La Poza (cay); 4150 m at 274°: Cayo Galán (cay); 5070 m at 261°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 6000 m at 281°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 6790 m at 187°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 6910 m at 294°: Cayo Antoncito (cay); 7060 m at 286°: Cayo Yuraguama (cay); 7650 m at 93°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 7650 m at 112°: Cayo La Bola (cay).

Cayo Yuraguana: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Yuraguana: marine life records

339 records of 54 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 177 fish, 162 corals. That is 107.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 32 (corals); Porites porites, 18 (corals); Porites astreoides, 18 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 15 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 14 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 13 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 12 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 12 (fish); Scarus iseri, 12 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 11 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 11 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 11 (fish).

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

Cayo Yuraguana: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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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