Geography of the Cayman Islands
Total land borders: 0 km (0 miles) | |
Highest point | The Bluff 43 m (141.08 ft) |
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Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
Longest river | — |
Largest lake | — |
The Cayman Islands are a
The
Geology
The islands are located on the Cayman Rise which forms the northern margin of the
Climate
The Cayman Islands have a
Besides
Climate data for George Town (Owen Roberts International Airport) 1981–2010, extremes 1971–2013 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | 39.2 | 42.6 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 45.4 | 43.8 | 45.5 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 45.5 |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.4 (94.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (94.0) |
33.6 (92.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.6 (83.4) |
29.1 (84.3) |
29.9 (85.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (89.9) |
32.2 (89.9) |
31.7 (89.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.6 (85.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.7 (74.6) |
24.7 (76.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.2) |
25.6 (78.0) |
25.3 (77.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.2 (75.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.7 (62.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.7 (71.0) |
20.6 (69.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.1 (57.3) |
14.1 (57.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 52 (2.04) |
38 (1.50) |
34 (1.32) |
32 (1.27) |
151 (5.96) |
157 (6.20) |
147 (5.78) |
150 (5.90) |
222 (8.74) |
220 (8.65) |
154 (6.05) |
71 (2.79) |
1,427 (56.20) |
Average precipitation days | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 68 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
Source 1: National Weather Service (Cayman Islands)[7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather in Cayman[8] Weather Spark[9] |
Climate data for George Town | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average sea temperature °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.2 |
Average Ultraviolet index | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10.5 |
Source #1: seatemperature.org[10] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: Weather Atlas[11] |
Environmental issues
An important environmental issue is the lack of fresh water resources. Drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchment and desalination. There is also a problem with trash washing up on the beaches or being deposited by there by residents. The Cayman Islands have no recycling or waste treatment facilities.[12]
Natural resources
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.
Districts
The territory is subdivided into six districts that are governed by district managers and that have a role as electoral districts and as regional units for statistics. Five of the districts are located on the main island, Grand Cayman. The sixth, Sister Islands, comprises the islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Nr. | District or island | Area (km2) |
Pop. 1999-10-10 |
Pop. 2007 est. |
Pop.- density |
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1 | Bodden Town | 5,764 | 6,918 | 865 | |
2 | Cayman Brac | 36 | 1,822 | 1,500 | 42 |
3 | East End | 50 | 1,371 | 1,552 | 31 |
4 | George Town | 29 | 20,626 | 31,785 | 1096 |
5 | Little Cayman | 26 | 115 | 200 | 8 |
6 | North Side | 1,079 | 1,258 | 14 | |
7 | West Bay | 19 | 8,243 | 11,436 | 602 |
Cayman Islands | 259 | 39,020 | 54.649 | 211 |
The population is concentrated in the three (south-)western districts George Town (capital), West Bay, and Bodden Town. Those have a population density many times higher than all remaining districts.
Extreme points
- Northernmost point – Booby Point, Cayman Brac
- Easternmost point – North East Point, Cayman Brac
- Southernmost point – Great Pedro Point, Grand Cayman
- Westernmost point – North West Point, Grand Cayman
- Lowest point – Caribbean Sea (0m)
- Highest point – 1 km SW of The Bluff, Cayman Brac (50m)
References
- ^ "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Cayman Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. (Archived 2011 edition.)
- ^ "Saint Kitts and Nevis". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. (Archived 2011 edition.)
- ISBN 9780792324621.
- ^ "Cayman Data Table". Meteorological Service (Cayman). Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Weather in Cayman". Weather in Cayman. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Weather Spark". Weather Spark. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "George Town Sea Temperature". seatemperature.org. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "George Town, Cayman Islands – Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "1,100 pounds of garbage plucked from beach – Cayman Compass". www.caymancompass.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.