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Cayman Brac

Country: Cayman Islands

Brac by the numbers:

Population: 1,800 Average February low temperature: 77 degrees F / 25 degrees C

Average July high temperature: 84 degrees F / 29 degrees C

Water temperature range: 77-84 degrees F / 25-29 degrees C

Average wind: 9 mph / 14.48 km/h

Annual rainfall: 46 inches / 1.17 meters

Country dialing code: 1

Area codes: 345

Area: 23.6 sq mi / 38 sq km

Quick Facts

Major Industries: Tourism, diving

Electricity: 110 volts, 50Hz, standard two pin plugs

Time Zone: GMT-5

Currency: Cayman Dollars, pegged to US Dollar (KYD.80 = USD1)

Did you know?

Cayman Brac was completely uninhabited when Christopher Columbus landed here on his final voyage in 1503.

Blackbeard, the infamous pirate, buried treasure here.

The island's central geographic feature is a colossal bluff that rises in dramatic fashion from sea level in the west to 140 feet (43 meters) above sea level in the east.

Parrots live on the bluff.

"Brac" is Gaelic for "Bluff."

To this day, Cayman Brac remains a British Crown Colony.

Locals are known as "Brackers."

Orientation


Cayman Brac sits in the Western Caribbean Sea, 480 miles (772.5 km) south of Miami, 89 miles (143 km) from Grand Cayman and just five miles (eight km) from Little Cayman.

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