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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Islands of Cuba
Cayo Coco (Coco) [345]
Group: Archipelago de Camaguey Archipelago: Cuba
Country: Cuba Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 22.50º N Long : 78.40º W
Area: 366.4 sq. km Altitude: 4 m
Shoreline: 164.7 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4495
Land < 5 m elevation: 366.4 sq. km Sea level rise risk: 9
Depth to nearest land: <100 m
Nearest island: 5 km group: 20 km
Nearest continent: North America Distance: 350 km Isolation Index: 25
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 7 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 340.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
Last updated: 21/10/90
Cayo Romano [346]
Group: Archipelago de Camaguey Archipelago: Cuba
Country: Cuba Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 22.35º N Long : 78.10º W
Area: 464.7 sq. km Altitude: 45 m
Shoreline: 279.2 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.6008
Depth to nearest land: <100 m
Nearest island: 2 km group: 5 km
Nearest continent: North America Distance: 350 km Isolation Index: 22
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
Last updated: 21/10/90
Cuba [348]
Group: Archipelago: Cuba
Country: Cuba Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 21.50º N Long : 79.00º W
Area: 105805.5 sq. km Altitude: 1974 m
Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 3572.8 km (scale 1:4500000) Coastal Index: 0.0338
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 80 km group: 80 km
Nearest continent: North America Distance: 220 km Isolation Index: 33
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: moderate tropical 21-27øC, 1370 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
Percent of land: Forested: 18% Developed: 0% Degraded: 0%
Annual forest change: 0.1%
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
6505 |
3224 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
152 |
124 |
7 |
| Land birds |
137 |
23 |
0 |
| Mammals |
31 |
16 |
0 |
SPECIES RICHNESS:
Species Richness Indicator - Terrestrial: 5 Marine: 0
Many species
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 6 Group: 0
Very high endemism
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital Havana
Population: 11019000 (1996) Density: 104.1 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.9%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: sugar, rice,, coffee
Habitat: Urban Pop: 1900000 Urban Indicator: 2
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 25% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1590 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
DATA RELIABILITY: partial Data Rel. Indicator: 2
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 25 Very high
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 02/02/98
Juventud (Pinos, Juventudi) [347]
Group: Archipelago: Cuba
Country: Cuba Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 21.65º N Long : 82.78º W
Area: 2237.3 sq. km Altitude: 310 m
Shoreline: 275.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1231
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 50 km group: 50 km
Nearest continent: North America Distance: 400 km Isolation Index: 34
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
51 |
1 |
7 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 1 Group: 0
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 2 Marine: 0
Number: 10 Area: Terrestrial: 260.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 0 Low
Last updated: 21/10/90
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