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Encyclopedia Britannica



CAYMAN ISLANDS

This article appears in Volume V05, Page 590 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CAU-CHA
CAYMAN ISLANDS , a group of three low-Iying islands in the West Indies. They consist of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, and are situated between 790 44' and 8o 26' W. and 19 44' and 19 46' N., forming a dependency of Jamaica, which lies 178 m. E.S.E. Grand Cayman, a
rock
 -bound island protected by coral reefs, is 17 M. long and varies from 4 M. to 7 M. in breadth. It has two towns, Georgetown and Boddentown. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are both about 70 M. E.N.E. of Grand Cayman. Excepting near the rocky
coast
 , the islands are fruitful, mahogany and other valuable timbers with some dye-
wood
  are grown, and large quantities of coco-nuts are produced by the two smaller islands. Phosphate deposits ofconsiderable value are worked, but the principal occupation of the inhabitants is catching turtles for export to Jamaica. The people are excellent shipwrights and do a considerable trade in schooners built of native
wood
 . The islands are governed by a
commissioner
 , and the
laws
  passed by the local legislative assembly are subject to the assent of the
governor
  of Jamaica. The population of the group is about 5000. The islands were discovered by Columbus, who named them Tortugas from the turtles with which the surrounding sea abounds. They were never occupied by the Spaniards and were colonized from Jamaica by the British.


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