Cay
Small island formed on the surface of a coral reef / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Cayes" redirects here. For the city in Haiti, see Les Cayes.
Not to be confused with Quay.
For other uses, see Cay (disambiguation).
A cay (/ˈkiː, ˈkeɪ/ KEE, KAY), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef.