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The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
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Canada (Eastern Time Zone) Nunavut [17] East of 85th meridian west, and Southampton Island and adjoining islands; Ontario. East of 90° West [19] Quebec. Most of province except easternmost area; Colombia [18] Cuba; Ecuador (except Galápagos Islands) [18] Haiti; Jamaica; Mexico. Quintana Roo [13] Panama [18] Peru [18] United Kingdom Cayman ...
Cayman Islands; The Cayman Islands has a unicameral legislature with multiple political parties. On 11 November 2020, constitutional reforms were approved which would reintroduce the islands' Governmental body as the Parliament of the Cayman Islands. Other changes include giving the territory more autonomy and reducing the power of the Governor ...
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town.In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac.
At 02:10 PM local time on 28 January 2020, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 M w struck the north side of the Cayman Trough, north of Jamaica and west of the southern tip of Cuba, with the epicenter being 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, [4] and 83 miles (134 km) north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. [5]
A broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean Sea is becoming better organized and the National Hurricane Center is initiating advisories on the system as of 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Cayman Islands are: a British overseas territory of three islands; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. North America (though not on the mainland) Atlantic Ocean. North Atlantic. Caribbean; Time zone: UTC-05; Extreme points of the Cayman Islands High: The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m (141 ft) Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m; Land ...