Cayos de Caña Gorda

Census 2000 map of Cayos de Caña Gorda

NOAA Chart of Cayos de Caña Gorda

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The Cayos de Caña Gorda (English: Caña Gorda Cays) is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered cays, located at 17°56′32″N 066°52′17″W / 17.94222°N 66.87139°W / 17.94222; -66.87139 off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Caranero of Guánica municipio. The eastern cay, Isla Ballena is separated from the Puerto Rican mainland close to Punta Ballena only by a 20 metres (66 ft) wide channel. The western cay was given the name Gilligan's Island (after the TV series) in the 1970s by the Keegan/Barnett family, who had recently moved to Guanica from Phila. Pa., or Cayo Aurora, is served by boat (600 m (1,969 ft) from the mainland at Punta Jacinto) and has public beaches. Between the two is Cayo Honda, the central cay. The total land area is 0.18 km² (177,606 m² (1,911,735 sq ft), Block 1069, Block Group 1, Census tract 9611, Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico).

Gallery

Cayos Caña Gorda from ferry boat (northwest)
Cayo Aurora (western cay) from ferry boat
eastern cays from ferry boat
western end of Cayo Aurora, with mangroves growing in shallow water, and breakers on the outer edge of the southern detached coral reef
welcome sign at boat landing of Cayo Aurora, mangrove forest in the background
northern mangrove-covered shore of Cayo Aurora

References

Cays and islets of Puerto Rico

Cayos de Caña Gorda Caja de Muertos Isla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo) Isla de Ratones (Ponce) Morrillito Cardona Isla del Frío Gatas Isla de Jueyes

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