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A cay (/ ˈ k iː, ˈ k eɪ / KEE), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific , Atlantic , and Indian oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef .
Southernmost are Tilloo Cay and Lubbers Quarters. Also off Abaco's western shore is Gorda Cay, a Disney-owned island and cruise ship stop renamed Castaway Cay. Also in the vicinity is Moore's Island. On the Big Island of Abaco is Marsh Harbour, the Abacos' commercial hub and The Bahamas' third-largest city, plus the resort area of Treasure Cay ...
It literally means "bone cay", cay referring to a low island or reef. It is said that the island was littered with the remains (bones) of prior native inhabitants, who used the isle as a communal graveyard. [15] This island was the westernmost Key with a reliable supply of water. [16]
Sailboats of the Dragon class displaying national letters and sail numbers G 143, G 74, and G 157, indicating that they are from West Germany Dinghy of the Europe class displaying national letters and sail number FRA 5447, indicating that it is from France
Ambergris Caye (/ æ m ˈ b ɜːr ɡ r ɪ s ˈ k iː / am-BUR-gris KEE; Spanish: Cayo Ambergris), is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country's mainland, in the Caribbean Sea.
Cay Holmberg (born 1933), Swedish Navy officer; Cay (band), a British alternative rock band; The Cay, a novel by Theodore Taylor; Cayuga language, an Iroquoian language of Canada and the United States; Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, an Eskimo language of Alaska, United States; Chevra Ahavas Yisroel, a Jewish congregation in Brooklyn, New York ...
The atoll of Tetiʻaroa in French Polynesia. An atoll (/ ˈ æ t. ɒ l,-ɔː l,-oʊ l, ə ˈ t ɒ l,-ˈ t ɔː l,-ˈ t oʊ l /) [1] is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon.
Landsat 7 image (2000) Nautical chart (1911). Southwest Cay, also known as Vietnamese: Đảo Song Tử Tây; Pugad Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Pugad, lit. 'Island of Nest'); Mandarin Chinese: 南子島/南子岛; pinyin: Nánzi Dǎo, is an island on the northwestern edge of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.