Caymans, three fertile coral islands of the Caribbean Sea, 165 miles NW. of Jamaica, of which they form a dependency. Discovered by Columbns, they were by him called Tortugas, from the abundance of turtle, still the staple production of the group. Area, 225 sq. m.; pop. 2400, 2000 inhabiting the largest island, Grand Cayman.
Caymans
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 39
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