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Archipelago

    United Kingdom and Cayman Islands

    19°30′N 80°30′W

    Cayman Islands

    Part of Greater Antilles

    The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. With a population of over 90,000, it is the most populated of all the British Overseas Territories.

    View of the Cayman Islands taken during ISS Expedition 14.
    View of the Cayman Islands taken during ISS Expedition 14.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

    Chart

    46 landforms

    Overview

    The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. With a population of over 90,000, it is the most populated of all the British Overseas Territories. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands. The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major tax haven mainly due to the state charging no tax on income earned or stored. With a GDP per capita of $97,750 in 2023, the Cayman Islands has the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, and one of the highest in the world. Despite its population of almost 90,000, immigrants from over 140 countries and territories reside in the Cayman Islands.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets24
    • Rocks & skerries14

    Major islands

    2
    • Grand Cayman

      Grand Cayman

      Area
      195 km²
      High point
      28 m

      Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac.

    • Cayman Brac

      Cayman Brac

      Area
      38.6 km²
      High point
      43 m

      Cayman Brac is an island that is part of the Cayman Islands. 0 mi) east of Little Cayman. 2 mi). Its terrain is the most prominent of the three Cayman Islands due to "The Bluff", a limestone outcrop that rises steadily along the length of the island up to 43 m (141 ft) above sea level at the eastern end.

    Minor islands

    6

    • Little Cayman

      Area
      28.6 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.54 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      7 m

    Islets

    24
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Owen Island5 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.8 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    14
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m43 mCayman Brac28 mGrand Cayman18 mLittle Cayman5 mOwen2 mMan O War Cay2 mThe
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Grand Cayman: 195 km²Grand CaymanCayman Brac: 38.6 km²Cayman BracLittle Cayman: 28.6 km²Little CaymanUnnamed island: 0.54 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.35 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandOwen: 0.04 km²OwenUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandSand Cay: 0.3 haSand CayUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandMan O War Cay: 0.3 haMan O War CayUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandThe: 0.1 haTheUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Grand Cayman195 km²
    Cayman Brac38.6 km²
    Little Cayman28.6 km²
    Unnamed island0.54 km²
    Unnamed island0.35 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Owen Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Sand Cay0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Man O War Cay0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    The Island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs