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Recent Examples of cay
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.
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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
The Bahamas Tourism Department also recently spotlighted deals available through the end of the year including the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach offering discounts on all-inclusive vacations, or discounts on day trips in the Exuma cays.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
Turks and Caicos is a British overseas territory made up of 40 different islands and cays in the Caribbean.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
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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
The Bahamas Tourism Department also recently spotlighted deals available through the end of the year including the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach offering discounts on all-inclusive vacations, or discounts on day trips in the Exuma cays.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
Turks and Caicos is a British overseas territory made up of 40 different islands and cays in the Caribbean.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cay
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The United States has condemned China's recent interception of a Philippine government vessel near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea early Wednesday morning.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Yet these efforts created an enduring feature in the environment — a ‘road’ that sharks now use as a convenient route into the atoll’s interior waters.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Very early eyeglasses were produced in Venice with its longstanding skills in glass making concentrated on the still famous islands of Murano.Margaret Maynard, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Manila also has its eye on the U.S. Army's Typhoon midrange missile launcher that would put within reach not only the artificial islands China built and militarized in the South China Sea but also much of China's Eastern Seaboard.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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Instead of a coral reef like the Great Barrier Reef in Australia that is a network of several colonies, this is a standalone coral that has grown uninterrupted for centuries.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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