Diving & reefs · Ciego de Ávila
Arrecife Largo
Arrecife Largo is a reef at 22°31′18″N 78°17′22″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Arrecife Largo: coast and water
4780 m at 271°: Punta Coco (point); 10510 m at 170°: Canal de Paredón Grande (channel); 11530 m at 187°: Canalizo Perico Díaz (channel); 12090 m at 195°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 13420 m at 109°: Faro Diego Velazquez (lighthouse); 14030 m at 283°: Laguna del Puerto (lagoon); 14650 m at 109°: Playa del Norte (beach); 15970 m at 278°: Punta del Tiburón (point); 16050 m at 275°: Laguna Tiburón (lagoon); 16430 m at 119°: Ensenada de Paredón (cove); 17300 m at 272°: Playa La Jaula (beach); 17970 m at 274°: Ensenada Puerto Coco (bay); 27680 m at 270°: Ensenada Vistela (cove); 27990 m at 232°: Bahía de Perros (bay).
Arrecife Largo: islands
4450 m at 275°: Cayuelo Coco (island); 7000 m at 163°: Cayo Queche (island); 10040 m at 155°: Cayos Las Auras (island); 10330 m at 168°: Cayo Salado (island); 10690 m at 139°: Cayo Ramón (islet); 13910 m at 199°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (island); 17140 m at 119°: Cayo Elías (islet); 21740 m at 181°: Cayo Guinea (island).
Arrecife Largo: inland
6360 m at 283°: Bluebay Cayo coco (hotel); 6960 m at 283°: Sol Cayo Coco (hotel); 9190 m at 287°: Colonial hotel (hotel); 10280 m at 264°: Cayo Coco (settlement).
Arrecife Largo: distances
49560 m at 161°: Playa la Mula; 50060 m at 187°: Bolivia; 57080 m at 246°: Kilo 9; 7840 m at 211°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 151430 m at 135°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 39200 m at 280°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 23860 m at 260°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Arrecife Largo: close by
4450 m at 275°: Cayuelo Coco (cay); 6670 m at 284°: Diving Center (reef); 7000 m at 163°: Cayo Queche (cay); 8400 m at 285°: Diving and Nautical Center (reef); 9200 m at 121°: Cayo Paredón del Medio (cay); 9230 m at 121°: Cayo Paredón de Lado (cay); 10040 m at 155°: Cayos Las Auras (cay); 10050 m at 155°: Cayo Aura (cay); 10330 m at 168°: Cayo Salado (cay); 10440 m at 168°: Cayo Soldado (cay); 10500 m at 169°: Fishing spot (fishing); 10520 m at 169°: Fishing spot (fishing).
Arrecife Largo: on and around
Within 15 km: 8 coral reefs, 4 factories & works, 3 attractions, 3 stadiums & sport, 3 banks & exchange, 2 theatres & arts, 2 stations & terminals, 2 fuel stations, 2 markets & malls, 2 police & fire.
5320 m at 271°: Delfinario Cayo Coco (en construcción) (attractions); 5580 m at 273°: Marina Gaviota Bautista (marinas); 6750 m at 283°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 6790 m at 254°: Transgaviota Ciego - Camagüey (stations & terminals); 7050 m at 282°: Sport Court (stadiums & sport); 7150 m at 282°: Rocarena Climbing Center (attractions); 8820 m at 284°: Fitness Center (stadiums & sport); 9150 m at 241°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 14900 m at 278°: Cancha de tenis (stadiums & sport).
Arrecife Largo: marine life records
1049 records of 242 species within 10 km, 1938 to 2026: 378 seabirds and shorebirds, 366 fish, 139 corals, 55 molluscs, 33 crustaceans, 31 echinoderms, 14 seagrass and algae, 11 other, 10 sponges, 7 sharks and rays, 5 marine mammals. That is 333.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Arenaria interpres, 52 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 42 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 39 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 33 (corals); Pluvialis squatarola, 32 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 27 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius melodus, 24 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 20 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 20 (fish); Calidris alba, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocyurus chrysurus, 19 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 18 (fish).
Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 3; marine mammals: Feb 2, Sep 3; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 14, Feb 66, Mar 34, Apr 1, May 3, Jul 1, Nov 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Arrecife Largo: notes
No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.
Getting to Arrecife Largo
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Paredón Grande stands about 13 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.