Cayman Islands Land - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

260 km²; about one-third the size of New York City; consists of three low-lying islands formed of calcareous rock, with maximum elevations of 12 m (Little Cayman), 18 m (Grand Cayman), and 42.7 m (Cayman Brae); about two-thirds of land consists of mangrove swamps

NOTE: The information regarding Cayman Islands on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cayman Islands 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cayman Islands 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.