Canarreos Archipelago

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Canarreos Archipelago is located in Cuba
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Location of Canarreos Archipelago in Cuba

Canarreos Archipelago (Spanish: Archipiélago de los Canarreos) is an archipelago of Cuba.

It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea, at 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W / 21.6394444°N 82.2361111°W / 21.6394444; -82.2361111 (Canarreos Archipelago)Coordinates: 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W / 21.6394444°N 82.2361111°W / 21.6394444; -82.2361111 (Canarreos Archipelago). It is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Cazones, to the north by the Gulf of Batabano and to the west by the Los Indios Channel.

It comprises roughly 350 islets, and is almost as long as the Florida Keys.[1] The largest island of the archipelago is Isla de la Juventud, the second largest is Cayo Largo del Sur.

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