There are 3. The total land mass of the three islands is 100 square miles. Grand Cayman occupies 76 square miles; Cayman Brac, 14 square miles and Little Cayman, 10 square miles. Grand Cayman is approximately 22 miles long and 8 miles at its widest point, reaching a maximum elevation at East End of 60 ft.
There is also a scattering of small islets.
2006-10-20 23:14:51
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answered by Polo 7
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There are three: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Grand Cayman is the island where most things are happening: in the capital, George Town, are all the government buildings, including the legislative assembly, the law courts and the library, with a large variety of shops. Other attractions of Grand Cayman are the Seven Mile Beach, the Turtle Farm and the Botanic Park. There is an international airport and a harbour where many cruise ships put in.
Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are normally reached by small plane from Grand Cayman. They are considerably quieter. Little Cayman is good for bird spotting and is the home of the red footed booby. It is also the home of the blue iguana, unique to the Cayman Islands, which actually has right of way on the roads.
When the Cayman Islands were discovered by Columbus just over four hundred years ago there were so many turtles on their shores that they were given the name "Islas de las Tortugas", or "Turtle Islands". The more modern name Cayman comes from a relative of the crocodile bearing that name.
2006-10-21 22:15:45
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answered by Doethineb 7
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2006-10-24 00:36:42
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answered by JamaicanGirl 2
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2006-10-21 06:12:45
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answered by Anonymous
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there are 3 islands totalling 102 sq. miles.
they have a population of 42,397 (2004 est.)
the capital is George Town and the currency is the Cayman Islad Dollar (CI$)
if you'd like loads more information on the Cayman Islands follow this link ...
http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
hope you find what you want
2006-10-21 06:12:10
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answered by steepr09 2
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3,grand cayman,cayman brac,little cayman
2006-10-21 08:37:16
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answered by Anonymous
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