Geography of the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands are a British dependency and island country. It is a three-island archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands is 438 km (272 mi) south of Havana, Cuba, and 504 km (313 mi) northwest of Kingston, Jamaica, northeast of Costa Rica, north of Panama and are between Cuba and Central America. Georgetown's geographic coordinates are 19.300° north, 81.383° west.
| Continent | North America |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 19°30'N, 80°30'W |
| Area | Ranked 205th |
| • Total | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100% |
| • Water | 0% |
| Coastline | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Borders | Total land borders: 0 km (0 miles) |
| Highest point | The Bluff 43 m (141.08 ft) |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
| Longest river | — |
| Largest lake | — |
The Cayman Islands have a land area of 264 km2 (102 sq mi) approximately 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C., and just 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Cayman Islands have a coastline of 160 km (99 mi). The Cayman Islands make a maritime claim of a 200-nautical-mile (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) exclusive fishing zone and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).