Laguna de Leche

wetland · Ciego de Ávila

Laguna de Leche

Laguna de Leche is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Morón, and has a

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Laguna de Leche is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Morón, and has a total surface of 67.2 square kilometres (25.9 sq mi). The man-made Zaza Reservoir, at 113.5 km2 (43.8 sq mi), is the largest inland body of water by area in the country.

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Laguna de Leche é um(a) pântano em Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Localiza-se aproximadamente em 22.209°, -78.621°.

Fica na província de Ciego de Ávila.

Os lugares registados mais próximos no atlas são Loma de Cunagua (a 21 km a sudeste), Valle del Alunado (a 46 km a oeste), Realengo de Las Treinta y Seis Leguas (a 55 km a sudeste) e Caguanes National Park (a 56 km a oeste).

Está associado a natureza.

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Get there

22.20920, -78.62140

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12h 30m
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Emergency

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  • FireRecent
    105
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    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Laguna de Leche

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Locais mapeados por perto

Locais nomeados registados no OpenStreetMap nas imediações, do mais próximo, com a distância.

Entre os locais mapeados nas imediações contam-se Ensenada del Indio, Laguna La Redonda, Embarcadero, Alevinaje, Peñaranda, Paladar La Rueda, Loma Ciega, Villamil, Teatro Reguero, SERVISA, Barrio del Cartón, Transporte Escolar, El Paraíso, La Uneca, Politécnico de Salud e Parque Louis P. Martin.

Ensenada del Indio · bay
2.9 km
Laguna La Redonda · hamlet
5.2 km
Embarcadero · neighbourhood
7.6 km
Alevinaje · fishery
9.7 km
Peñaranda · neighbourhood
9.8 km
Paladar La Rueda · cuban kitchen
9.9 km
Loma Ciega · neighbourhood
9.9 km
Villamil · neighbourhood
9.9 km
Teatro Reguero · theatre
10.0 km
SERVISA · works
10.1 km
Barrio del Cartón · neighbourhood
10.2 km
Transporte Escolar · works
10.3 km
El Paraíso · neighbourhood
10.3 km
La Uneca · neighbourhood
10.3 km
Politécnico de Salud · university
10.6 km
Parque Louis P. Martin · park
10.8 km

Around Laguna de Leche

168 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Laguna de Leche, across 26 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Laguna de Leche.

What Laguna de Leche makes

14 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

Energy 1

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Morón

🏭 Industry 12

Acopio · AT Comercial Cayo Coco · Base de Ómnibus Municipales · Base de Ómnibus TRANSMETRO · …

🐟 Fishing 1

Alevinaje

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