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Cabezo de Moya

Satellite view of Cabezo de Moya, Cuba
Cabezo de Moya (Esri, Maxar)

Cabezo de Moya is a reef at 21°35′47″N 83°10′22″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.59647, -83.1729121°35′47″N 83°10′22″W

Cabezo de Moya: coast and water

340 m at 52°: Punta de la Playita (point); 940 m at 0°: Ensenada El Puerto (bay); 1790 m at 45°: Punta Corúa (point); 2010 m at 334°: Punta La Carreta (point); 3440 m at 93°: Punta del Capado (point); 6960 m at 112°: Punta Los Boquerones (point); 7040 m at 158°: Punta Lugo (point); 9700 m at 146°: Playita Davis (beach); 10240 m at 146°: Caleta Grande (bay); 18530 m at 50°: Punta La Majagua (point); 19570 m at 45°: Laguna Cementerio de Los Perros (lagoon); 20820 m at 135°: Caleta del Infierno (cove); 21320 m at 89°: Bahía de San Pedro (cove); 21630 m at 27°: Estero Soldado Chiquito (estuary).

Wider satellite view around Cabezo de Moya
Cabezo de Moya, wider

Cabezo de Moya: islands

3810 m at 326°: Cayo Buch (island); 4180 m at 331°: Cayo Francés (island); 5820 m at 110°: Cayo Cocodrilos (island); 11720 m at 110°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 15570 m at 109°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 24640 m at 353°: Cayos los Indios (island group); 27430 m at 23°: Cayo Mangle (island).

Cabezo de Moya: inland

1390 m at 24°: El Cayuelo (locality); 6360 m at 153°: Lugo (locality); 11510 m at 143°: Caleta Grande (settlement); 13140 m at 144°: Cocodrilo (settlement).

Cabezo de Moya: distances

20020 m at 78°: Playa Roja; 25910 m at 22°: Playa Buenavista; 32960 m at 43°: La Demajagua; 48140 m at 57°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 160950 m at 16°: Port of Mariel (port); 165410 m at 89°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 4700 m at 131°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés.

Cabezo de Moya: close by

3810 m at 326°: Cayo Buch (cay); 4060 m at 336°: Punta Francés (reef); 4190 m at 331°: Cayo Francés (cay); 5820 m at 110°: Cayo Cocodrilos (cay); 11730 m at 110°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 15570 m at 109°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 16590 m at 96°: Cabezo Punta Sucia (reef); 18740 m at 71°: Perca (reef); 24640 m at 353°: Cayos los Indios (island group).

Cabezo de Moya: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.

4700 m at 131°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés (parks & reserves); 9550 m at 49°: pesquero mío (attractions).

Cabezo de Moya: marine life records

958 records of 174 species within 10 km, 1919 to 2017: 425 fish, 241 corals, 210 sponges, 36 crustaceans, 24 seagrass and algae, 18 other, 2 molluscs, 1 sharks and rays, 1 marine mammals. That is 304.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Demospongiae, 56 (sponges); Siderastrea siderea, 36 (corals); Agelas sceptrum, 35 (sponges); Millepora complanata, 32 (corals); Scarus iseri, 31 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 29 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 29 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 27 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 26 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 24 (fish); Porites astreoides, 23 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 20 (corals).

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

Cabezo de Moya: 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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