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Cayo Zarapico

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

Cayo Zarapico is a cay at 22°55′31″N 80°13′02″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 22.92538, -80.2172622°55′31″N 80°13′02″W

Cayo Zarapico: coast and water

2120 m at 212°: Ensenada de Pavia (cove); 3310 m at 5°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 3380 m at 283°: Pasa de Carahatas (channel); 4740 m at 79°: Ensenada de Cuadrado (cove); 4840 m at 268°: Bahía de Carahatas (bay); 5040 m at 241°: Ensenada de Pavita (cove); 6670 m at 309°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 8440 m at 20°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Zarapico
Cayo Zarapico, wider

Cayo Zarapico: islands

2630 m at 287°: Cayo del Sur (island); 5280 m at 55°: Cayo Pelón (island); 5830 m at 352°: Cayo Las Toninas (island); 6440 m at 59°: Cayo Veloz (island); 7860 m at 33°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 7860 m at 65°: Cayo Punta Rosas (island); 8020 m at 54°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 10400 m at 22°: Las Picuas (island); 12220 m at 34°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 12310 m at 24°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 14120 m at 42°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 14640 m at 57°: Cayos Empalizada de Barlovento (island group).

Cayo Zarapico: inland

5830 m at 143°: San Manuel (locality); 6530 m at 179°: Flor de Cuba (locality); 6890 m at 227°: Arroyo Ceiba (stream); 7310 m at 252°: Maja (stream); 8030 m at 95°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 8320 m at 262°: Carahatas (settlement).

Cayo Zarapico: distances

970 m at 177°: Playa de Durán; 14800 m at 276°: Salinas del Jatal; 15570 m at 195°: Quemado de Güines; 55770 m at 150°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 89200 m at 195°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 90600 m at 195°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).

Protected: 13470 m at 146°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Zarapico: close by

2620 m at 287°: Cayo del Sur (cay); 3280 m at 350°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 3470 m at 285°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 3750 m at 302°: Cayo Costa Rasa (cay); 5290 m at 55°: Cayo Pelón (cay); 5830 m at 352°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 6450 m at 59°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 7400 m at 3°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 7860 m at 34°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 7860 m at 65°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay); 8020 m at 54°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 8340 m at 318°: Cayo Las Picúas (cay).

Cayo Zarapico: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 schools, 1 power plants, 1 parks & reserves, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 salt works, 1 historic & heritage, 1 guest houses & hostels.

13470 m at 146°: Mogotes de Jumagua (parks & reserves); 14040 m at 146°: Mogote 8 (peaks & volcanoes); 14750 m at 218°: CasaChuchita (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Zarapico: marine life records

26 records of 1 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 26 marine mammals. That is 8.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 26 (marine mammals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 26.

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

Cayo Zarapico: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

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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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