Cayman Brac is an island that lies about 143 km northeast of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 19 km long, with an average width of 2 km. Its terrain is the most spectacular of the three Cayman Islands. "The Bluff", a massive central limestone outcrop, rises steadily along the length of the island up to 43 m above the sea at the eastern end. The population of the island was estimated at 1,822 in 1999. Grand Cayman from space, April 1994 Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands at about 196 km² and contains the capital George Town. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean A Caribbean beach in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...
The island is named after its most prominent feature, "The Bluff"; Brac is a Gaelic name for a bluff. The Goidelic languages (also sometimes called the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) are one of two major divisions of modern-day Insular Celtic languages (the other being the Brythonic languages). ...
The Teignmouth Electron, the boat in which Donald Crowhurst attempted to sail round the world single-handed in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, has been left to decay by the beach on Cayman Brac. [1][2] Donald Crowhurst, pictured just prior to setting out in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968. ... Robin Knox-Johnston finishing his circumnavigation of the world in Suhaili as the winner of the Golden Globe Race. ...
The Cayman Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the western Caribbean Sea comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, CaymanBrac, and Little Cayman.
The population of the Cayman Islands is 34,763 as of July 2000.
The Cayman Islands are also world famous as a Scuba Diving destination because of their proximity to the Cayman Wall and the Cayman Trench, which extend deep into the coral reefs of the Caribbean.
CaymanBrac is one of the smaller sister islands in the Cayman Island chain.
CaymanBrac is a rugged island only 14 square miles with dramatic scenery resulting from a limestone bluff running through the center of the island.
CaymanBrac is home to the Divi Tiara Beach Resort- a colorful, unpretentious haven for divers wishing to explore the underwater treasures of the Cayman Islands.
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