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This is a list of islands of Cuba. Cuba consists of 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the country's main island, many of which make up archipelagos. Off the south coast are two main archipelagos, Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos Archipelago. The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago runs along the northern coast and contains roughly 2,517 cays and islands. The Colorados Archipelago is located off the north-western coast. The following is an incomplete list of the islands of Cuba.

Cuba
Name Image Location Area Notes
km sq mi
Banco Sancho Pardo Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Alacranes Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Alcatraz Jardines de la Reina
Cayo Algodon Grande Jardines de la Reina 3.70 1.43
Cayo Anclitas Jardines de la Reina 4.50 1.74
Cayo Breton Jardines de la Reina 6.70 2.59
Cayo Buenavista Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Caballones Jardines de la Reina 16.50 6.37
Cayo Cabeza Del Este Jardines de la Reina 6.36 2.46
Cayo Caguamas Jardines de la Reina 7.86 3.03
Cayo Coco Jardines del Rey 370 140
Cayo Confites Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago Nearest point of Cuba to The Bahamas (Cay Lobos): 14 mi (22.5 km)
Cayo Cruz del Padre Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago
Cayo De Las Doce Leguas Jardines de la Reina 26.80 10.35
Cayo Esquivel Jardines del Rey
Cayo Fragoso List of islands of Cuba is located in CubaList of islands of Cuba Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago 101 39
Cayo Guajaba List of islands of Cuba is located in CubaList of islands of Cuba Jardines del Rey
Cayo Guillermo Jardines del Rey There are 4 all-inclusive tourist resorts on the north side of this island.
Cayo Ines de Soto Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Jutías Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Largo del Sur Canarreos Archipelago The second-largest island in the Canarreos Archipelago; approximately 25 kilometers (16 mi) long and 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) wide.
Cayo Las Brujas Ciego de Ávila Province
Cayo Levisa Colorados Archipelago 1.5 0.58
Cayo Punta Arenas Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Rapado Grande Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Romano List of islands of Cuba is located in CubaList of islands of Cuba Jardines del Rey 777 300 The largest island in Jardines del Rey; .
Cayo Sabinal List of islands of Cuba is located in CubaList of islands of Cuba Jardines del Rey 335 129
Cayo Saetia Jardines del Rey 42 16
Cayo Santa María Jardines del Rey 21.4 8.3 This island is a popular tourist destination.
Cayos Ana Maria Jardines de la Reina 14.76 5.70 In 2012 it had a population of 10.
Cayos Cinco Balas Jardines de la Reina 13.50 5.21
Cayos Granada Jardines de la Reina 16.63 6.42
Cayos Media Luna Jardines de la Reina 7.10 2.74
Cayos Mordazo Jardines de la Reina 9.30 3.59
Cayos Pingues Jardines de la Reina 20.46 7.90
Cayos Punta Tabaco Colorados Archipelago
Ernst Thälmann Island List of islands of Cuba is located in CubaList of islands of Cuba Canarreos Archipelago Formerly Cayo Blanco del Sur, this 15 km-long (9.3 mi), 500-metre-wide (1,600 ft) island is named after Ernst Thälmann, a German Communist politician and activist.
Isla de la Juventud Canarreos Archipelago 2,200 850 Cuba's second-largest island, and the largest among Canarreos Archipelago's 350 islands. Located almost directly south of Havana, its population is approximately 76,000.

See also

References

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