Cayo Guajaba
Encyclopedia
Cayo Guajaba is a cay
on the northern coast of Cuba
, in the province of Camagüey
.
It is part of Jardines del Rey
archipelago, and is located west of Cayo Sabinal
, east of Cayo Romano
, north of The Bay of la Gloria (Bahia de la Gloria) and borders the Atlantic Ocean
to the north.
The island is administered as part of Sierra de Cubitas
municipality.
Cay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
on the northern coast of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, in the province of Camagüey
Camagüey Province
Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.-Geography:Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province...
.
It is part of Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey is an archipelago located off the northern coast of the island of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey. It is developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's shore, between the Atlantic and the Bay of Buena Vista and Bay of Jiguey...
archipelago, and is located west of Cayo Sabinal
Cayo Sabinal
Cayo Sabinal is a cay on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey. Has an area of 335 km².It is the southrnmost island of the Jardines del Rey archipelago, and is located north of the Bay of Nuevitas , east of Cayo Guajaba and the Bay of la Gloria and borders the Atlantic Ocean to...
, east of Cayo Romano
Cayo Romano
Cayo Romano is an island on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey. It is the largest cay of the Jardines del Rey archipelago with 777 km².It is an administrative part of the Esmeralda municipality....
, north of The Bay of la Gloria (Bahia de la Gloria) and borders the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
to the north.
The island is administered as part of Sierra de Cubitas
Sierra de Cubitas, Cuba
Sierra de Cubitas is a municipality in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in CubitasCayo Guajaba, one of the cays of Jardines del Rey archipellago is located north of Cubitas, across the Bay of la Gloria ....
municipality.