Diving & reefs · Granma

Bancos de Cayo Huevo

Satellite view of Bancos de Cayo Huevo, Cuba
Bancos de Cayo Huevo (Esri, Maxar)

Bancos de Cayo Huevo is a reef at 20°07′00″N 77°39′00″W in Granma province.

GPS 20.11667, -77.6500020°07′00″N 77°39′00″W

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: coast and water

5830 m at 343°: Médano de Palomino (shoal); 7550 m at 122°: Punta Hicaco (point); 7890 m at 118°: Pasa Piragua (channel); 9370 m at 312°: Banco Ranchito (shoal); 14140 m at 179°: Punta Antón (point); 14600 m at 97°: Punta Cuchillo (point); 15570 m at 182°: Punta Limones (point); 15720 m at 199°: Borlón de Tierra (shoal); 17150 m at 184°: Puerto de Belic (cove); 19250 m at 196°: Banco Lavandera (reef); 19930 m at 190°: Ensenada Guano (bay); 21270 m at 209°: Colorados de Fuera (shoal); 21550 m at 199°: Colorados de Tierra (shoal); 22100 m at 195°: Punta de las Coloradas (point).

Wider satellite view around Bancos de Cayo Huevo
Bancos de Cayo Huevo, wider

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: islands

3500 m at 351°: Cayo Palomino (island); 4470 m at 122°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 5540 m at 110°: Cayo Cocos (island); 6360 m at 119°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 8190 m at 143°: Cayo Niquero (island); 8760 m at 168°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 8910 m at 129°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 14490 m at 184°: Cayo Los Limones (island group).

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: inland

10390 m at 157°: Arroyo Guanito (stream); 11890 m at 162°: Santa Catalina (locality); 12190 m at 131°: Guaimaral (settlement); 12540 m at 133°: Argote (locality).

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: distances

10770 m at 136°: Niquero; 17630 m at 183°: Belic; 20680 m at 190°: Playa las Coloradas; 61730 m at 72°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 164450 m at 14°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 185740 m at 94°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 29460 m at 153°: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: close by

2780 m at 132°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 2970 m at 353°: Cayo Pajáros (cay); 3030 m at 245°: Banco Orejón Grande (reef); 3510 m at 351°: Cayo Palomino (cay); 3860 m at 122°: Cayo Huevo (cay); 4470 m at 122°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 5410 m at 111°: Cayo Antonia (cay); 5540 m at 110°: Cayo Cocos (cay); 6370 m at 119°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 7050 m at 187°: Banco Azuaga (reef); 7210 m at 172°: Cabeza de Azuaga (reef); 7230 m at 115°: Cayo Piragua (cay).

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: on and around

Within 15 km: 9 guest houses & hostels, 5 schools, 4 factories & works, 3 banks & exchange, 2 fuel stations, 2 farms & plantations, 1 places of worship, 1 theatres & arts, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 historic & heritage.

10190 m at 138°: Casa Danelis Garcia (guest houses & hostels); 10210 m at 138°: Casa Dareli (guest houses & hostels); 10240 m at 138°: Cine Sierra Maestra (theatres & arts); 10290 m at 138°: Parque Céspedes (urban parks & plazas); 10370 m at 139°: Casa Paraíso Azul (guest houses & hostels); 10530 m at 140°: Train (historic & heritage); 10830 m at 138°: Estadio Tirso Hidalgo (stadiums & sport); 10910 m at 135°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals).

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: marine life records

3 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2024: 2 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Sula sula, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Bancos de Cayo Huevo: notes

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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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