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See also References A The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series The Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Absolom: a prison island in the movie Escape from Absolom Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name Al Amarja ...
Canouan (/ ˈ k æ n u æ n /) is an island in the Grenadines.It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 by 2 km (3.5 by 1.2 mi) and has a surface of 7.6 km 2.It lies approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of the island of St. Vincent.
The island became a location for partying. Carlos Toro, a friend of Lehder's who worked as a representative for the Medellín Cartel, remembered that "Norman's Cay was a playground. I have a vivid picture of being picked up in a Land Rover with the top down and naked women driving to come and welcome me from my airplane...
Icacos Cay (Spanish: Cayo Icacos) is the largest uninhabited cay forming part of a small chain of cays, reefs, and islets located off the coast of the barrio of Cabezas in the municipality of Fajardo in northeastern Puerto Rico.
Cayo Cochino Grande (Mayor), Cayo Cochino Menor, 15°57′30″N 86°30′05″W / 15.958354683164117°N 86.50139878512685°W / 15.958354683164117; -86.50139878512685 ( Cayo cochino
Cayo Costa was occupied by Calusa people until about 1700. Native Americans built a number of shell mounds on the island. [2] Starting early in the 18th century, fishermen from Cuba began establishing ranchos, stations for catching and processing fish for the Havana market, along the southwest coast of the Florida peninsula from Tampa Bay to the Caloosahatchee River, possibly including on Cayo ...
Cayo Aurora is served by boat (1,969 ft (600 m) from the mainland at Punta Jacinto) and has public beaches. Between the two is Cayo Honda , the central key. The total land area is 0.069 sq mi (44 acres; 0.18 km 2 ) ( Block 1069, Block Group 1, Census tract 9611, Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico).
The island was originally known as Piñas, Piñero Island, or Pineapple Island. [1] In the past, the island was used to cultivate pineapple and sugar cane crops. [1] Later on for years the island was abandoned and was practically a dumpster, because of which the residents of Joyuda began referring to it as Isla de los Ratones, (transl. Island of Mice) because of the amount of rodents that ...