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Кайманови острови Каймановите острови са задморска територия на Великобритания. Те се намират в Западните Индии и се състоят от островите Гранд Кайман, Кайман Брак и Литъл Кайман. Столицата се казва Джорджтаун. Общата им площ е 262 квадратни километра, като 197 от тях се падат на Гранд Кайман. Там живеят и над 90% от населението на островите, което през 2006 година е било 45436 човека. островите са открити на 10.05.1503 от Христофор Колумб. Били са известни през 17-18 век под името Лас Тортугас — заради многото костенурки, живеещи на островите и във водите около тях. Каймановите острови са наричани още „Швейцария на Карибите“ — заради многото банки — почти всички големи банки имат филиали на островите. Така столицата Джорджтаун се явява петият по големина финансов център в света. Управляват се от губернатор, назначен от английската кралица. Законодателната власт се упражнява от Законодателната асамблея, съставна от 18 члена. География[редактиране | edit source] История[редактиране | edit source] Каймановите острови са открити през 10.05.1503 г. от Христофор Колумб. През 1670 г. Испания ги преотстъпва на Англия, а тя ги поставя под административното подчинение на Ямайка до 1962 г., когато стават самоуправляващо се британско владение.
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Geography of the Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands are a British dependency and island country. It is a three-island archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands is 438 km (272 mi) south of Havana, Cuba,[1] and 504 km (313 mi) northwest of Kingston, Jamaica,[2] and are between Cuba and Central America. Georgetown’s geographic coordinates are 19.300° north, 81.383° west.[2] The Cayman Islands have a land area of 264 km2 (102 sq mi) approximately 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C. and just 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Cayman Islands have a coastline of 160 km (99 mi). The Cayman Islands make a maritime claim of a 200-nautical-mile (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) exclusive fishing zone and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).[3][4] Contents Geology[edit] The islands are located on the Cayman Rise which forms the northern margin of the Cayman Trough. The trough is the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea and forms part of the tectonic boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate. The Cayman Rise extends from southeastern Cuba along the northern margin of the Cayman Trough toward Costa Rica and resulted from Paleocene to Eocene island arc formation with associated volcanism along an extinct subduction zone.[5] The islands are formed of marine limestone and dolostone that was uplifted during the late Miocene epoch.[6] Climate[edit] The Cayman Islands have a tropical marine climate, with a wet season of warm, rainy summers (May to October) and a dry season during the winter (November to April). Terrain is mostly a low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs. A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from July to November. Environmental issues[edit] An important environmental issue is the lack of fresh water resources. Drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchment and desalination. Destruction of natural resources by the tourism industry and construction of new homes for investors is becoming a great concern to local citizens. Natural resources[edit] Natural resources include fish and a climate and beaches that foster tourism, which is the islands' major industry. A 2005 estimate of land use determined that the Cayman Islands' had 3.85 percent arable land and no permanent crops. Districts[edit] The territory is subdivided into sixth districts that are governed by district managers and that have a role as electoral districts and as regional units for statistics. Five of the districts are located on the main island, Grand Cayman. The sixth, Sister Islands, comprises the islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. The population is concentrated in the three (south-)western districts George Town (capital), West Bay, and Bodden Town. Those have a population density many times higher than all remaining districts. References[edit] - ^ "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Retrieved 23 October 2011. - ^ a b "coordinates and total distance". web page. webcrow. Retrieved 23 October 2011. - ^ "Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook Cayman Islands". web page. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. - ^ "Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook St Kitts and Nevis". web page. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2011. - ^ H. Sigurdsson, et al., History of circum-Caribbean explosive volcanism: 40Ar/39Ar dating of tephra layers, Ch. 20 in Volume 165, Proceedings of the Oceanic Drilling Program, 26 May 2000, ISSN 1096-7451 doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.165.2000 - ^ J.E. Davies and M.A. Brunt (1994), "Scientific Studies in the Cayman Islands", in: The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography, Volume 71, edited by M. A. Brunt. Springer. - ^ a b "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for George Town, Cayman Islands". External links[edit] - Districts of Cayman Islands, Statoids.com - Cayman vents are world's hottest (BBC News, 10 January 2012) - Cayman Islands Land