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Place Name
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Grand Cayman
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Place Status (Type)
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islands
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Population
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23,881 (1989)
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Location
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Cayman Islands, Caribbean
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Latitude
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19°17'N
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Longitude
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81°23'W
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Grand Cayman
, largest of the Cayman islands (
71 sq mi/184 sq km, 1989 pop.
23,881), crown colony of Great Britain, West Indies, westernmost and
largest of the Cayman group, 190 mi/306 km WNW
of Jamaica; 17 mi/27 km long,
4 mi/6.4 km-7 mi/11.3 km
wide, surrounded by coral reefs; 19°17'N 81°23'W. Chief settlements
include George Town (capital of the Cayman Isls.), Bodden Town, West
Bay, Prospect, and East End. Thriving offshore banking and
hq. for thousands of corporate industry subsidiaries, attracted to
Caymans as a tax haven. Excellent beaches, resorts, and scuba-diving
facilities.
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