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Cayman Islands
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Grand Cayman Island

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Physiography
Physiographic feature Archipelago

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Location

Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica - The World Factbook

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Particulars for Cayman Islands:
Locale Type British Overseas Territory



History »

The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency. - The World Factbook


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