Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Roca Vinson
Roca Vinson is an island at 22°49′53″N 79°35′03″W in Villa Clara province.
Roca Vinson: coast and water
4900 m at 273°: Bocas de Marcos (channel); 10400 m at 268°: Punta La Cristina (point); 12520 m at 228°: Laguna La Tinaja (lagoon); 12550 m at 206°: Playa Juan Francisco (beach); 14230 m at 226°: Laguna de Playa Larga (lagoon); 16540 m at 169°: Pasa Mojabraga (channel); 16650 m at 301°: Punta La Tocinera (point); 18430 m at 132°: Cabezo de la Ginebra (reef).
Roca Vinson: islands
8090 m at 253°: Cayo del Medio de Marcos (island); 10370 m at 282°: Cayos de la Tocinera (island group); 11620 m at 305°: Cayo Pajonal (island); 12860 m at 179°: Cayo Sombrero (island); 15570 m at 143°: Cayo Fragoso (island); 16950 m at 166°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (island); 19070 m at 179°: Cayo Mojabraga (island); 21060 m at 284°: Cayo Isidoro (island); 21180 m at 299°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 21550 m at 305°: Cayo La Vela (island); 26480 m at 280°: Cayo Vaca (island); 26740 m at 286°: Cayo Versagua (island).
Roca Vinson: inland
12700 m at 207°: Playa Juan Francisco (settlement); 14820 m at 212°: Laguna Río Verde (pond); 16090 m at 205°: La Juanita (locality); 16390 m at 219°: Gesoria (settlement); 17100 m at 217°: El Santo (settlement); 17800 m at 202°: Seigle (locality).
Roca Vinson: distances
13320 m at 205°: Playa Juan Francisco; 17140 m at 217°: El Santo; 17250 m at 246°: Playa Nazábal; 52720 m at 224°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 116070 m at 229°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 98180 m at 106°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Roca Vinson: close by
8090 m at 253°: Cayo del Medio de Marcos (cay); 9180 m at 275°: Cayo Marcos (cay); 10370 m at 282°: Cayos de la Tocinera (island group); 11620 m at 305°: Cayo Pajonal (cay); 12860 m at 179°: Cayo Sombrero (cay); 12900 m at 287°: Cayos Pajonal (cay); 13390 m at 286°: Cayos del Pajonal (island group); 15570 m at 143°: Cayo Fragoso (cay); 15760 m at 173°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (cay); 16950 m at 166°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (cay); 18350 m at 286°: Cayo Alto (cay); 18440 m at 132°: Cabezo de la Ginebra (reef).
Roca Vinson: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 stores & supermarkets, 1 museums, 1 clinics & polyclinics, 1 camp sites, 1 police & fire.
12500 m at 207°: Museo del Manatí (museums); 12680 m at 206°: Campismo Villa Batalla (camp sites).
Roca Vinson: marine life records
331 records of 69 species within 10 km, 1955 to 2001: 232 fish, 96 corals, 3 sharks and rays. That is 105.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Haemulon sciurus, 21 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 21 (fish); Millepora complanata, 18 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 18 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 12 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 11 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 10 (fish); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 8 (fish).
Months with records, sharks and rays: Jul 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Roca Vinson: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Roca Vinson
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Fragoso stands about 2.7 km away.
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.