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| Continent | North America |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 19°30'N, 80°30'W |
| Area | Ranked 205th |
| • Total | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100% |
| • Water | 0% |
| Coastline | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Borders | Total land borders: 0 km (0 miles) |
| Highest point | The Bluff 43 m (141.08 ft) |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
| Longest river | — |
| Largest lake | — |
The Cayman Islands are a British dependency and island country. It is a three-island archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands is 438 km (272 mi) south of Havana, Cuba,[1] and 504 km (313 mi) northwest of Kingston, Jamaica,[2] northeast of Costa Rica, north of Panama and are between Cuba and Central America. Georgetown's geographic coordinates are 19.300° north, 81.383° west.[2]
The Cayman Islands have a land area of 264 km2 (102 sq mi) approximately 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C., and just 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Cayman Islands have a coastline of 160 km (99 mi). The Cayman Islands make a maritime claim of a 200-nautical-mile (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) exclusive fishing zone and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).[3][4]
- ^ "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Cayman Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. (Archived 2011 edition.)
- ^ "Saint Kitts and Nevis". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. (Archived 2011 edition.)