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    Caribbean SeaNicaragua

    12°28′N 83°23′W

    Pearl Cays

    The Pearl Cays (Spanish: Cayos Perlas) is a group of 18 cays located about 35 km (22 mi) from Pearl Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de Perlas) off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. They are part of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.

    Pink Pearl Island caribbean Nicaragua
    Pink Pearl Island caribbean Nicaragua

    Pedroflores1 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    27 landforms

    Overview

    The Pearl Cays (Spanish: Cayos Perlas) is a group of 18 cays located about 35 km (22 mi) from Pearl Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de Perlas) off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. They are part of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Pearl Cays are covered with tropical vegetation and are lined with white sandy beaches. They are an important nesting site for turtles, including the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets19
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Major islands

    2

    Islets

    19

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Cayman Rocks<0.1 ha
    • Seal Cay<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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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m17 mWater Cay14 mWild Cane Cay12 mAskil Cays12 mBaboon Cay9 mLittle Tungawara Cay8 mCalala8 mGrape Cay7 mCayo Tungawara7 mCayo Crawl6 mCayo Askill Pequeño5 mBlack Mangrove Cay5 mBottomwood Cay3 mCayo Noreste3 mCrowcan Cay
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Little Tungawara Cay: 0.21 km²Little Tungawara …Cayo Tungawara: 0.2 km²Cayo TungawaraAskil Cays: 0.09 km²Askil CaysWild Cane Cay: 0.07 km²Wild Cane CayWater Cay: 0.06 km²Water CayBaboon Cay: 0.05 km²Baboon CayCalala: 0.04 km²CalalaCayo Crawl: 0.02 km²Cayo CrawlCayo Askill Pequeño: 0.02 km²Cayo Askill Peque…Unnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandBlack Mangrove Cay: 0.01 km²Black Mangrove CayGrape Cay: 0.6 haGrape CayUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandCayo Noreste: 0.4 haCayo NoresteBottomwood Cay: 0.4 haBottomwood CayUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandCrowcan Cay: 0.3 haCrowcan CayCayo Maroon: 0.1 haCayo MaroonVincent Cay: 0.1 haVincent CayCayman Rocks: <0.1 haCayman RocksSeal Cay: <0.1 haSeal CayUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Little Tungawara Cay0.21 km²
    Cayo Tungawara0.2 km²
    Askil Cays0.09 km²
    Wild Cane Cay0.07 km²
    Water Cay0.06 km²
    Baboon Cay0.05 km²
    Calala Island0.04 km²
    Cayo Crawl0.02 km²
    Cayo Askill Pequeño0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Black Mangrove Cay0.01 km²
    Grape Cay0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Cayo Noreste0.4 ha
    Bottomwood Cay0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Crowcan Cay0.3 ha
    Cayo Maroon0.1 ha
    Vincent Cay0.1 ha
    Cayman Rocks<0.1 ha
    Seal Cay<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs