Ngaphakathi kwejografi eyahlukeneyo yesiqithi, imilambo yayo engenakubalwa ibonakala, yona enomtsalane kubathandi bendalo.
Ngale ndlela, i Umlambo iAlmendares , eyi-45 km yokunyanzeliswa kwintshona yeCuba. Ivela kwimpuma yeTapaste kwaye iqukuqele emantla-ntshona iye kwiStraits yaseFlorida. Umlambo usebenza njengomthombo wamanzi eHavana.
Ngokuqaphelekayo, kukho izityalo ezininzi zemizi-mveliso ezingqonge elunxwemeni lomlambo (iphepha lokungqusha iphepha, oomatshini bokuvelisa igesi, abotywala, izityalo ezivelisa ukutya, izityalo zokwakha). Indawo iba yindawo eluhlaza njengendawo yokudlala, iivenkile zokutyela ezininzi, iindlela zabahambi ngeenyawo.
Inomdla kwakhona Umlambo Cauto, emi kumazantsi mpuma eCuba, kwaye ngowuphi owona mlambo mde eCuba. Ihamba ubude beemayile ezingama-230 (370 km) ukusuka eSierra Maestra isiya entshona nasemantla ntshona, kwaye ingena kumantla oLwandle lweCaribbean ukusuka eManzanillo. Nangona kunjalo, inika kuphela iikhilomitha ezili-70 zothutho lwamanzi.
Inqumla kumaphondo eSantiago de Cuba naseGranma, kwaye uluntu lwasePalma Soriano, iCristo de Río Cauto kunye neCauto zibekwe ecaleni komlambo. Ngomnye wemilambo emibini enqanawa eCuba. Enye ibizwa ngokuba yiSagua la Grande.
Gqi beleni, i Umlambo iToa, ngumlambo okwiphondo laseGuantánamo de Cuba. Uhamba kwilizwe lonke kwaye ziikhilomitha ezili-131 ubude kwaye unemirhumo engama-72. Umlambo iToa waziwa kakuhle ngamanzi acocekileyo ecrystal.
Isitya sokuhlambela soMlambo iToa sihamba iikhilomitha ezili-1,061 zeekhilomitha (i-0.410 yeekhilomitha), kwaye sinethambeka eliphakathi leemitha ezingama-260 (850 iinyawo). Ihlala malunga neepesenti ezingama-70 zeCuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve. Indawo ejikeleze umlambo likhaya leentlobo ezininzi zezilwanyana nezilwanyana, kubandakanya ubuncinci iindidi zeentyatyambo ezili-1000 kunye neentlobo ezili-145 zeefern.
Kukho iintlobo zezinto ezisemngciphekweni wokuphela, njengeTocororo (ekwayintaka yesizwe yaseCuba) kunye nohashe, bakwizilwanyana nezilwanyana zalo mmandla.