Cayman IslandsArticle Free Pass |Population(2012 est.) 58,000|
|Total area (sq mi)102| |Total area (sq km)264| |Urban-rural
populationUrban: (2011) 100% Rural: (2011) 0% Cayman Islands,
island group and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the
Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little
Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 miles (290 km)
northwest of Jamaica. The islands are the outcroppings of a
submarine mountain range that extends northeastward from Belize
to Cuba. The capital is George Town, on Grand Cayman. The
islands are generally low-lying, though Cayman Brac has a
central bluff that constitutes 90 percent of its landmass. The
coasts are ironshore (limestone fringes with numerous marine
fossils) interspersed with sandy beaches and enclosed by coral
reefs. Grand Cayman is the largest and most populous island,
about 22 miles (35 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) across at its
widest, with a total area of 76 square miles (197 square km). It
has a 36-square-mile (93-square-km) s