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Recent Examples of cay
As the largest and most picturesque cay in La Cordillera Nature Reserve, Cayo Icacos has lots of coral reefs that provide excellent opportunities for snorkeling and exploring an active marine ecosystem, filled with sea turtles and starfish.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s length is equivalent to that of the entire west coast of the U.S., yet accounts for 10 percent of the entire planet’s coral reef ecosystems — that’s nearly 3,000 coral reefs, 300 coral cays, 600 continental islands, and 150 inshore mangrove islands.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
The trip goes awry as their party boat crashes and leaves the two as the lone survivors on a Caribbean cay.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s length is equivalent to that of the entire west coast of the U.S., yet accounts for 10 percent of the entire planet’s coral reef ecosystems — that’s nearly 3,000 coral reefs, 300 coral cays, 600 continental islands, and 150 inshore mangrove islands.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
The trip goes awry as their party boat crashes and leaves the two as the lone survivors on a Caribbean cay.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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Travelers interested in Polynesian culture may want to test the resort’s traditional outrigger canoe on a trip to one of the surrounding private islets that share an atoll with the Brando.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2025
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As a low-lying atoll, Nauru is at a higher risk for rising sea levels and biodiversity loss, prompting the world's third-smallest nation to introduce the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trump's obsession with the world’s largest island brought global attention to the nuanced relationship between Denmark and its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The chef’s kitchen pops with Calacatta marble and rift-cut white oak cabinetry, plus a center island and dining area that opens out to a wonderful garden.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This kind of top-down ecological shift, known as a trophic cascade, has been documented in a handful of marine systems (like the coral reefs mentioned above), but rarely with such clarity.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Submarine sinks in Red Sea, killing 6 CAIRO -- A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada Thursday, leaving six dead, the provincial governor said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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