List of islands of Cuba
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This is a list of islands of Cuba. Cuba consists of over 4,000 islands and cays surrounding the country's main island, many of which make up archipelagos. Off the south coast are two main archipelagos, Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos Archipelago. The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago runs along the northern coast and contains roughly 2,517 cays and islands.[1] The Colorados Archipelago is located off the north-western coast. The following is an incomplete list of the islands of Cuba.
Name | Image | Location | Notes |
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Colorados Archipelago | |||
Colorados Archipelago | |||
Jardines de la Reina | |||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 3.70 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 4.50 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 6.70 km2. | ||
Colorados Archipelago | |||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 16.50 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 6.36 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 7.86 km2. | ||
Cayo Coco | ![]() |
Jardines del Rey | The island has a surface area of 370 km2.[2] |
Cayo Cruz del Padre | Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 26.80 km2. | ||
Jardines del Rey | |||
Cayo Fragoso | ![]() ![]() |
Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago | This island has a surface area of 101 km2. |
Cayo Guajaba | ![]() ![]() |
Jardines del Rey | |
Cayo Guillermo | Jardines del Rey | There are 4 all-inclusive tourist resorts on the north side of this island. | |
Colorados Archipelago | |||
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Colorados Archipelago | ||
Cayo Largo del Sur | ![]() |
Canarreos Archipelago | The second-largest island in the Canarreos Archipelago; approximately 25 kilometers (16 mi) long and 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) wide. |
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Ciego de Ávila Province | ||
Cayo Levisa | ![]() |
Colorados Archipelago | The total area of this island is about 1.5 km² (150 hectares).[3] |
Colorados Archipelago | |||
Colorados Archipelago | |||
Cayo Romano | ![]() ![]() |
Jardines del Rey | The largest island in Jardines del Rey; 777 square kilometres (300 sq mi).[4] |
Cayo Sabinal | ![]() ![]() |
Jardines del Rey | The total area of this island is 335 km².[5] |
Cayo Saetia | ![]() |
Jardines del Rey | Saetia has an area of 42 km2 (16 sq mi). |
Cayo Santa María | Jardines del Rey | Santa María has an area of 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi). This island is a popular tourist destination. [6] | |
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 14.76 km2. In 2012 it had a population of 10. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 13.50 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 16.63 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 7.10 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 9.30 km2. | ||
Jardines de la Reina | This island has a total area of 20.46 km2. | ||
Colorados Archipelago | |||
Ernst Thälmann Island | ![]() ![]() |
Canarreos Archipelago | Formerly Cayo Blanco del Sur, this 15 km long, 500 metre wide island is named after Ernst Thälmann, a German Communist politician and activist. |
Isla de la Juventud | ![]() |
Canarreos Archipelago | Cuba's second-largest island, having an area of 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi); the largest among Canarreos Archipelago's 350 islands. Located almost directly south of Havana,its population is approximately 100,000. |
References[]
- ^ Mapping Interactivo (March 2005). "Mangroves variability in the Sabana-Camaguay Archipellago". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ Jardines del Rey on turismodecuba.com.ar Archived 2011-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bonanza World. "Hotel Villa Cayo Levisa - CUBACATION - Cuba Hotels, Book hotel in Cuba, Havana, Old Havana, Varadero, Trinidad, Santiago, Pinar del Río, Cienfuegos and Cayo Santa María, Cayo Largo, Cayo Las Brujas, Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Coco with Cubacation". cubacation.net. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- ^ "EcuRed". Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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