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    Salt Cay

    21°20′N 71°12′W

    Salt Cay is the second largest of the Turks Islands, one of the two island groups forming of the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. 60 square miles). 5 square miles). The population is 108 (est. 2012), all in the district capital Balfour Town, established in 1673, on the west coast.

    Aerial photo of Salt Cay from about 35k feet/10.6km taken from a commercial flight. North is to the lower right corner.
    Aerial photo of Salt Cay from about 35k feet/10.6km taken from a commercial flight. North is to the lower right corner.

    Thudfinger / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    21°20′N 71°12′W

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    Overview

    Salt Cay is the second largest of the Turks Islands, one of the two island groups forming of the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Its area is 6.74 square kilometres (2.60 square miles). The size of the district, which also includes some unpopulated islands like Cotton Cay (1.1252 square kilometres or 0.434 square miles) nearby, is 9.1 square kilometres (3.5 square miles). The population is 108 (est. 2012), all in the district capital Balfour Town, established in 1673, on the west coast. Salt Cay is a tiny, flat, triangular island measuring about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 miles) on a side and given over mostly to salt pans. It was once home to several hundred people, all supported by the salt industry. Salt Cay is accessible via plane; Caicos Express Airways flies there from both Providenciales and Grand Turk islands. From Grand Turk there is also a "community ferry", which operates three times a week and takes about one hour to cover the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) distance.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Turks Islands

    • Grand Turk Island

      18.2 km²▲ 30 m

      Major islands

    • Cotton Cay

      1.1 km²▲ 14 m

      Minor 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