Little Cayman

Marine Life on Bloody Bay Wall

Little Cayman is the smallest of the three Cayman Islands, both in area and population. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 87 miles northeast of Grand Cayman and five miles west of Cayman Brac. Little Cayman has a permanent population of less than 170 and is less than ten square miles in area, about ten miles long and one mile wide. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1055x703, 76 KB) Summary Little Cayman, as viewed from the air. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1055x703, 76 KB) Summary Little Cayman, as viewed from the air. ... Image File history File links Tortuga2. ... Image File history File links Tortuga2. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean A Caribbean beach in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. ... 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. ... Cayman Brac is an island that lies about 143 km northeast of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea. ...

Most of the island is at sea level. The highest elevation is about 40 feet. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ...

Little Cayman is famous for its scuba diving. The most famous dive sites, Bloody Bay Wall and Jackson's Bight, are both located on the northwest end of the island. Bloody Bay Wall is consistently ranked as one of the world's top wall dives with the ocean floor dropping off from a depth of 15 feet to 5000 feet almost vertically. Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ...

Little Cayman is accessible by air (via Cayman Airways) and water from Cayman Brac. Little Cayman has one store, several restaurants, an airport, post office, a fire station, and one church. Little Cayman also has a visitor center for its red-footed booby pond, the largest red-footed booby population in the Caribbean and a designated Ramsar wetland of international importance. Another important species present on Little Cayman is the endangered Turks and Caicos rock iguana. Little Cayman also has its own airport called Edward Bodden Airfield. Cayman Airways is an airline based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and is the national carrier of the Cayman Islands. ... Cayman Brac is an island that lies about 143 km northeast of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea. ... Binomial name Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) Red-footed Boobies on Palmyra Atoll. ... // Site listing by country These data have been taken from the Ramsar Sites Database. ... Binomial name Cyclura carinata (Harlan, 1824) The Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana (Cyclura carinata) is endemic to the Turks and Caicos islands, viz. ... Edward Bodden Airfield (IATA: LYB, ICAO: MWCL), also known as Little Cayman Airport, is an airfield located on the southwest side of Little Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands. ...

The first recorded sighting of Little Cayman, along with Cayman Brac, was by Christopher Columbus on May 10, 1503 on his fourth and final voyage, when heavy winds forced his ship off course. At that time, he named the islands "Las Tortugas" for the many sea turtles found living there. The islands were later renamed "Las Caymanas" for the caimans living there. Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, Italy, 1451? – Valladolid, Spain, May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Genera Alligator Caiman Melanosuchus Paleosuchus Alligators and caimans are reptiles closely related to the crocodiles and forming the family Alligatoridae (sometimes regarded instead as the subfamily Alligatorinae). ...

Since its discovery, Little Cayman has continued to support a small population.

Little Caymans absolute best Scuba/Dine Resort, is Pirates Point Resort. Breakfast, 2 Dives, Lunch, Dinner, so relaxing.

The first settlement on the island was in the 17th century, when turtle fishermen set up camps. After a raid by a Spanish privateer, the settlements were abandoned in 1671 and the island was not resettled until 1833, when Blossom Village was established by a few families. By the early 20th century, a few hundred people lived on Little Cayman and exported phosphate ore, coconuts, and marine rope. Little Cayman, along with the other Cayman Islands, is now a British dependancy. This article is about the concept in naval history. ... Above is a ball-and-stick model of the inorganic hydrogenphosphate anion (HPO42−). Colour coding: P (orange); O (red); H (white). ... Iron ore (Banded iron formation) Manganese ore Lead ore Gold ore An ore is a volume of rock containing components or minerals in a mode of occurrence which renders it valuable for mining. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ... Location of the British overseas territories (British Antarctic Territory and Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus not shown) A BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY is one of 14 (as of 2006) territories which are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but not considered part of the United Kingdom itself. ...