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Sabana-Camagüey (Spanish: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey) is an archipelago that lies on Cuba's north-central Atlantic coast. It is located off the northern coast of the provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey, and is bounded to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, specifically by the Nicholas Channel (Sabana segment) and Old Bahama Channel ...
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles in the archipelago of Cuba. It includes 27 reptiles and 55 amphibians that are critically endangered. Many of these animals are threatened by loss of habitat and hunting. This list includes both native and introduced (I) species.
Mangrove tree in Cayo Jutías, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. Because Cuba is an archipelago made up by about 4,197 islands (including the two largest: Cuba proper, and Isla de la Juventud), [1] the combined area of coast results in 5,746 square kilometers (3570.4 square miles); most of it (2,200 square miles or 5,967 square kilometers) being covered by mangrove forest. [2]
Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's shore, between the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay of Buena Vista and Bay of Jiguey. The reef, part of the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago, extends for two hundred kilometres (120 miles) on a north-west to south-east direction. Jardines del Rey Airport is located on Cayo Coco ...
Cuba is the principal island, surrounded by four main archipelagos: the Colorados, the Sabana-Camagüey, the Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos. Cuba's area is 110,860 km 2 (42,800 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters with a land area of 109,820 km 2 (42,400 sq mi), which makes it the eighth-largest island country in the
The Archipiélago de Sabana hutia (Capromys pilorides gundlachianus) is a subspecies of the Desmarest's hutia endemic to the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago of Cuba. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Taxonomy
The Cuban moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that occupies 21,400 km 2 (8,300 sq mi; 5,300,000 acres) on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. The ecoregion receives more than 2,000 mm (79 in) of rainfall annually, and does not have a dry season. Soils are usually derived from quartz, limestone, or serpentinites.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cuba. Of the mammal species in Cuba, five of the species listed are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: