Famous Cities in Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they still remain a British dependency. The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean Sea. The Caymans comprise of three islands Grand Cayman by far the largest and the two sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.

All three islands were formed by large coral heads covering submerged ice age peaks.

1: George Town- The Capital City

George Town in Grand Cayman is the capital of the Cayman Islands. With over 600 banks located in town George Town, it is the heart of the Cayman Islands financial industry. It also has a cruise ship facility, a cargo dock and several shopping plazas. George Town, as well as the rest of Grand Cayman, is served by nearby Owen Roberts International Airport.

Little Cayman is the smallest of the three Cayman Islands, both in area and population. It 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. Most of the island is at sea level. The highest elevation is about 40 feet. 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. Little Cayman is accessible by air and water from Cayman Brac. Little Cayman has only one store, several restaurants, and an airport, post office, and fire station.

3: Cayman Brac Cayman Brac is an island that lies about 143 km northeast of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 19 km long, with an average width of 2 km. Its terrain is the most spectacular of the three Cayman Islands. The Bluff, a massive central limestone outcrop, rises along the length of the island up to 43 m above the sea at the eastern end. The population of the island was estimated at 1,822 in 1999. The island is named Brac as The Bluff is Brac in Gaelic language.