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    Cotton Cay

    21°22′N 71°09′W

    Cotton Cay is an uninhabited island located in the Turks and Caicos Islands, about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Salt Cay.

    Satellite Image of Salt Cay (lower left) and neighboring islets. It is the second largest of the Turks Islands.
    Satellite Image of Salt Cay (lower left) and neighboring islets. It is the second largest of the Turks Islands.

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    Terrain

    21°22′N 71°09′W

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    Overview

    Cotton Cay is an uninhabited island located in the Turks and Caicos Islands, about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Salt Cay. The island is oblong in shape, generally of low elevation, and has a low density coastal vegetation. It covers an area of about 1.13 km2 (0.44 mi2). Plantation ruins and field walls can be seen on the western half of the island, indicating that cotton and sisal were once raised here. Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Turk's Head cactuses), which are uncommon on the main islands in the country, are well-established on Cotton Cay.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Turks Islands

    • Grand Turk Island

      18.2 km²▲ 30 m

      Major islands

    • Salt Cay

      6.7 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

    • Big Sand Cay

      0.52 km²▲ 13 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.44 km²▲ 17 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.19 km²▲ 9 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.11 km²▲ 13 m

      Minor islands

    • Penniston Cay

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      Minor islands

    Also in Lucayan Archipelago

    Also in The Bahamas

    Also in Caribbean

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs