Cayo Sabinal is a
cay on the northern coast of
Cuba
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, in the municipality of
Nuevitas
Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
History
Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal ref ...
,
Camagüey Province. Has an area of 335 km².
Geography
It is the southernmost island of the
Jardines del Rey archipelago, and is located north of the Bay of Nuevitas (''Bahia de Nuevitas''), east of
Cayo Guajaba
Cayo Guajaba is a cay on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey.
Geography
It is part of Jardines del Rey archipelago, and is located west of Cayo Sabinal, east of Cayo Romano
Cayo Romano is an island on the northern coast ...
and the Bay of la Gloria (''Bahia de la Gloria'') and borders the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...
to the north. It is connected to mainland Cuba west of
Nuevitas
Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
History
Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal ref ...
.
The island is a popular tourist destination, attractions on the cay include Punta Piedra and Playa los Pinos.
References
External links
Cayo Sabinal website
Nuevitas
Sabinal
Populated places in Camagüey Province
Geography of Camagüey Province
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