are the cayman islands us territory
So whether you choose to go to Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa or the Northern Mariana Islands, click on the slideshow above to see our favore 20 places to visit in the U.S. territories. (For More Travel, Follow us on Facebook) Country Data Overview (PDF) United States Virgin Islands, also called U.S. Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated island territory of the United States, situated at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles, about 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. Note 11: The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on October 10, 2010. Curaçao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) became autonomous territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands. Note 4: U.K. Overseas Territory (also claimed by Argentina). Note 5: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion are first-order administrative divisions of overseas France, and are therefore not dependencies or areas of special sovereignty. They are included in this list only for the convenience of the user. The Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory) are in the Caribbean Sea just south of western Cuba, and northwest of Jamaica. No Passport Required: 20 Getaways in the American Territories (PHOTOS) Tropical islands and beaches are often at the top of our bucket lists, but these exotic places are often difficult to get to, especially if, like a third of all Americans, you don’t have a passport. Welcome to Cayman Islands. Some two million tourists visit the Cayman Islands each year. Most of them are cruise-ship passengers, who spend a few hours shopping, sunbathing or swimming with stingrays, before pulling out of port. Puerto Rico. The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is one of the closest Caribbean islands to the mainland United States, and it does not require a passport to enter if you are an American citizen. This scenic and tropical port of call is a favorite for cruisers and has an average year round temperature of 80 degrees. More places in Cayman Islands. Some two million tourists visit the Cayman Islands each year. Most of them are cruise-ship passengers, who spend a few hours shopping, sunbathing or swimming with stingrays, before pulling out of port. Others hunker down near Seven Mile Beach, enjoying their all-inclusive resort on one of the Caribbean's most beautiful stretches of sand. (2012) 36,205. United States Virgin Islands, also called U.S. Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated island territory of the United States, situated at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles, about 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.
No, They are in the Caribbean Sea.