Canarreos Archipelago

Location of Canarreos Archipelago in Cuba

Canarreos Archipelago (Spanish: Archipiélago de los Canarreos) is an archipelago of Cuba.

It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea, at 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W / 21.6394444°N 82.2361111°W / 21.6394444; -82.2361111 (Canarreos Archipelago)Coordinates: 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W / 21.6394444°N 82.2361111°W / 21.6394444; -82.2361111 (Canarreos Archipelago). It is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Cazones, to the north by the Gulf of Batabano and to the west by the Los Indios Channel.

It comprises roughly 350 islets, and is almost as long as the Florida Keys.[1] The largest island of the archipelago is Isla de la Juventud, the second largest is Cayo Largo del Sur.

List of Islands

Nr. 1)IslandCapitalOther CitiesArea
(km²)		Population
(Census 2012 official)
1Cayo AguardienteAguardientePunta del Canto6.500
2Cayo AlacranesCayo AlcaranesCayo Redondo, Cayo Alcatraces, Cayo Campito, Cayo Canal Rica, Cayo La Rica, Cayo Botija11.130
3Cayo AlcatrazCayo Alcatraz3.060
4Cayo AvalosCayo Avalos1.600
5Cayo Bocas de AlonsoCayo San JuanCayo Sur, Cayo Matitas, Cayo Palma, Cayo Coco, Cayo Rabihorcado, Cayo los Cayuelos47.050
6Cayo CamposPlaya de los Monos12.002
7Cayo CantilesEast Point StationPunta Los Muertos, Punta del Ingles, Punta el Captivo, Punta Ciprey33.703
8Cayo del RosarioPlaya SirenasPunta Mogote22.000
9Cayo IguanaCayo Iguana1.671
10Cayo Largo del SurMarina LargoVilo Acuna, Las Piedras, Punta Gancho, Punta Mangle Prieto, Punta Iguanita, Punta del Este, Playa Tortuga, Playa los Cocos, Playa Blanca, Playa Lindamar, Playa Paraiso, Playa Sirena, Playa Luna37.5024
11Cayo RicoRico Restaurant1.100
12Cayos de diosCayo InglesCayo de Dios, Cayo Trabuco, Cayo Guano, Cayo Arenoso0.650
13Cayos de la MantecaCayo MantecaCayo Grande, Cayo Norte Manteca9.970
14Cayos del HambreCayo Hambre grandeCayo La Grifa, Cayo Hambre Chica, Cayo Segundo, Cayo Rabihorcado4.760
15Isla de la JuventudNueva Gerona Santa Fe, La Demajagua (Santa Bárbara), Columbia, Mac Kinley, Cuchilla Alta, Punta del Este, Sierra de Caballos, Sierra de Casas2200.0099970
16Mangles IslandPlaya EstePlaya Oeste2.190
17More IslandsCayos los Indiosde san felipe, Tablones, del pasaje, Divisa, Perases, traviesa, Balandras, Guayabo, Triangulo, El Navio, Los Inglesitos, Quitasol42.600
 Canarreos Archipelago Nueva Gerona Santa Fe2438.00100000

1) The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cayo Largo del Sur: sand, sun, and healthy ecosystems" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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