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The underlying Cayman Ridge is proposed as an uplifted fault block. The oldest rocks are believed to be granodiorite , followed by a cap of basalt . [ 1 ] Situated near the Oriente Transform Fault and the Mid-Cayman Rise, the islands are tectonically active. [ 2 ]
Map of Grand Cayman Sunset from North Side beach, Grand Cayman. Natural resources include fish and a climate and beaches that foster tourism, which is the islands' major industry. A 2012 estimate of land use determined that the Cayman Islands' had 0.83 percent arable land and 2.08 percent permanent crops.
The location of the Cayman Islands An enlargeable map of the Cayman Islands. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands – British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. [1]
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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.
Name used in the default map caption; image = Cayman Islands location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 19.84 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 19.14 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -81.52 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -79.66 Longitude ...
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