Cay Sal

Cay Sal
Cayo de Sal
island
Cay Sal is located in Bahamas
Cay Sal
Cay Sal (Bahamas)
View of the island from above
View of the island from above
Map
CountryThe Bahamas
RegionBahama Banks
DistrictBimini
Area
 • Total
1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Cay Sal (Spanish: Cayo de Sal)[1] is a small island in the Cay Sal Bank between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas. It is no longer inhabited.

The Bahamas have an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to regularly fly over Cay Sal and other islands in the bank to look for people potentially stranded there.[2] [3]

Geography

Cay Sal is the main island in the southwestern zone of the Cay Sal Bank. It is 1.6 km (1.0 mi) in length and 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) in area.

The island is covered with stunted palm trees and marked by several dilapidated buildings standing on its western side. In its interior there is a large salt pond commonly replenished by heavy wind-driven seas that broach the islet along its southwest side.

History

According to Spanish navigators the island had a few natural salt pans producing good, clean salt, and its leeward side provided an excellent anchorage as well.[1]

From the 1960s to late 1970s the Royal Bahamas Defence Force kept a small outpost on Cay Sal island, which also had an airstrip.[4] Another island in the banks, Elbow Cays, has a lighthouse built in 1839 by the British.[5]

The United States Coast Guard constantly monitors Cay Sal and nearby islands for refugees from Cuba.[6][needs update] Cay Sal is about thirty miles away from Cuba.[7] Refugees rescued on the island have included pregnant women and children. Refugees are reported to have employed a variety of craft including small, ill-equipped boats, in spite of the possibility of pursuit by the Cuban military.[8]

In 2023, the Coast Guard rescued a man who had been stranded on the island for 3 days.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Derrotero de las islas Antillas, de las costas Tierra-Firme, y las del Seno Mejicano, Dirección de Hidrografía, España, Madrid, Imprenta Nacional, 1837. p. 266
  2. ^ "Man rescued from Cay Sal Bank". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  3. ^ "Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ Cay Sal Bank Lighthouse: A Stately Ruin
  5. ^ Cay Sal Bank Lighthouse: A Stately Ruin
  6. ^ Rome News-Tribune - Apr 19, 1964
  7. ^ Rome News-Tribune - Apr 19, 1964
  8. ^ Rome News-Tribune - Apr 19, 1964
  9. ^ "Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

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