The Bluff (Cayman Islands)

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This article is about the plateau in the Cayman Islands. For other uses, see The Bluff
(disambiguation).

Map of Cayman Brac

The Bluff is the highest part of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in
the Caribbean Sea. It stands at the eastern end of the island of Cayman Brac and has a maximum
elevation of 43 m (141 ft).

Description[edit]
The Bluff is a low plateau of karstic limestone, gently rising towards the eastern end of the
island. Much of it supports a diverse dry forest dominated by Cedrela odorata, Sideroxylon
salicifolium, Exothea paniculata, Chionanthus caymanensis and Bursera simaruba. The forest
has a long history of logging and is a mosaic of old growth and second growth trees. Some
473 ha has been identified by BirdLife International as the Bluff Forest Important Bird
Area (IBA) because it supports significant populations of white-crowned pigeons, Cuban
amazons, Caribbean elaenias, thick-billed vireos and vitelline warblers. The IBA encompasses
the 82 ha National Trust’s Brac Parrot Reserve which protects mature and standing dead trees as
nesting habitat for the Cuban amazon parrots.[1]

References[edit]
1. ^ "Bluff Forest". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

External links[edit]
 (in English) The Bluff - Cayman Islands, Geonames.com.
Coordinates:  19°44′00″N 79°45′00″W

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