Canarreos Archipelago Explained

Canarreos Archipelago is an archipelago of Cuba.

It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea, at . 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] By far the largest island of the archipelago is Isla de la Juventud, while the second largest is Cayo Largo del Sur.

List of Islands

Nr. 1)Island Capital Other Cities Area
(km²)
Population
(Census 2012 official)
1 AguardientePunta del Canto6.50 0
2 Cayo AlcaranesCayo Redondo, Cayo Alcatraces, Cayo Campito, Cayo Canal Rica, Cayo La Rica, Cayo Botija11.13 0
3 Cayo Alcatraz3.06 0
4 Cayo Avalos1.60 0
5 Cayo San JuanCayo Sur, Cayo Matitas, Cayo Palma, Cayo Coco, Cayo Rabihorcado, Cayo los Cayuelos47.05 0
6 Playa de los Monos12.00 2
7 East Point StationPunta Los Muertos, Punta del Ingles, Punta el Captivo, Punta Ciprey 33.70 3
8 Playa SirenasPunta Mogote22.00 0
9 Cayo Iguana1.67 1
10 Marina 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 Luna37.50 24
11Rico Restaurant1.10 0
12 Cayo InglésCayo de Dios, Cayo Trabuco, Cayo Guano, Cayo Arenoso 0.65 0
13 Cayo MantecaCayo Grande, Cayo Norte Manteca 9.97 0
14 Cayo Hambre grandeCayo La Grifa, Cayo Hambre Chica, Cayo Segundo, Cayo Rabihorcado 4.76 0
15 Nueva GeronaSanta Fe, La Demajagua (Santa Bárbara), Columbia, Mac Kinley, Cuchilla Alta, Punta del Este, Sierra de Caballos, Sierra de Casas2200.00 99970
16 Playa EstePlaya Oeste2.19 0
17 More Islands Cayos los Indiosde san felipe, Tablones, del pasaje, Divisa, Perases, traviesa, Balandras, Guayabo, Triangulo, El Navio, Los Inglesitos, Quitasol42.60 0
  Canarreos ArchipelagoNueva GeronaSanta Fe2438.00 100000
1) The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cayo Largo del Sur: sand, sun, and healthy ecosystems . 2010-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124043044/http://www.edf.org/documents/11281_cayo_largo_factsheet.pdf# . 2011-01-24 . dead.