Cayman Brac

Cayman Brac
	NASA satellite image
Waters	Caribbean Sea
Archipelago	Cayman Islands
Geographical location	19 ° 43 ′ N , 79 ° 48 ′ W Coordinates: 19 ° 43 ′ N , 79 ° 48 ′ W
length	19 km
width	2 km
surface	38.8 km²
Highest elevation	The Bluff ; 43 m
Residents	1822 (1999) ; 47 inhabitants / km²
main place	West end

Cayman Brac is the easternmost and second largest with an area of 38.8 km² island of Cayman Islands . It is located about 140 km northeast of the main island of Grand Cayman . 1822 of the 39,020 inhabitants of the Cayman Islands live on this island (as of 1999).

Cayman Brac is approximately 19 km long and an average of 2 km wide.

The island was named after a limestone cliff. Brac is the Gaelic word for cliff.

The Cayman Brac Museum is located on the island .

Cayman Brac was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1503 , as was the Little Cayman Island, located around 8 km to the west . The first residents were British settlers who came to the island in 1833. Among other things, because of the many caves, the island became a popular pirate hideout, where prey was often hidden; however, during strong hurricanes (such as the one in 1932, which wreaked havoc), the caves were also used as a protective refuge.

Charles Kirkconnell International Airport is located in the southeast of the island .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Cayman Brac - Travel Guide

Individual evidence

^ The Cayman Islands' Compendium of Statistics 2018: The Cayman Islands at a Glance - Surface Area. (PDF; 5.98 MB) In: eso.ky. Cayman Islands Government - Economics and Statistics Office, August 2019, p. 10 , accessed on May 9, 2020 .
^ Report of the Cayman Islands 1999 Population and Housing Census: Table 4: Number of Residents by District of Residence, Age Group and Sex. (PDF; 5.62 MB) In: eso.ky. Cayman Islands Government - Economics and Statistics Office, p. 17 , accessed March 24, 2020 .

[1] The Cayman Islands' Compendium of Statistics 2018: The Cayman Islands at a Glance - Surface Area. (PDF; 5.98 MB) In: eso.ky. Cayman Islands Government - Economics and Statistics Office, August 2019, p. 10 , accessed on May 9, 2020 .

[2] Report of the Cayman Islands 1999 Population and Housing Census: Table 4: Number of Residents by District of Residence, Age Group and Sex. (PDF; 5.62 MB) In: eso.ky. Cayman Islands Government - Economics and Statistics Office, p. 17 , accessed March 24, 2020 .