Big Ambergris Cay is a private residential island and, since 2019, home to Ambergris Cay Private Island Resort. It is located within the Turks and Caicos Islands and has been owned privately since 1811.[1][2] Not to be confused with Ambergris Cay in the Bahamas,[3] or Ambergris Caye in Belize, the island is situated to the southeast of the main chain of the Caicos islands. Big Ambergris Cay is approximately four miles (6.4 kilometres) long, one mile (1.6 kilometres) wide, and 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) in total.[citation needed] Adjacent to Big Ambergris Cay is Little Ambergris Cay, which is an uninhabited natural reserve. Little Ambergris Cay is a unique and significant habitat for a wide range of birds and marine life.[1]
The island was named for ambergris, a waxy substance that migrating sperm whales regurgitate and is prized as a fixative for perfume and cosmetic products. Ambergris used to wash up along the 8 miles (13 km) of island's shoreline but is rarely found on the island today.
Big Ambergris Cay is known for its shallow, turquoise waters. It is surrounded by sandbanks and coral reefs. To the east of the island, the water deepens as part of the Turks Island Passage.[4]
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The Ambergris Caye Limestone is a geologic formation in Belize. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Pleistocene period. List of fossiliferous...
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Grand Turk, although the crews were saved. A sloop traversing from AmbergrisCay to Grand Turk was lost, killing all 18 people on board. The storm caused...
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and Pendergast, D.M. (1989). "Excavations at the Marco Gonzalez Site, AmbergrisCay, Belize, 1986" in Journal of Field Archaeology, v. 16, p. 1-16. Pendergast...
total was later estimated at $280 million, most of it on the offshore AmbergrisCay and Caye Caulker. Hurricane Keith caused damage in three Mexican states...
abandoned. Her crew were rescued. Giant King United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on AmbergrisCay, Turks Islands. Her passengers and crew were rescued....
Tourists are often taken on boat trips to the Pelican Cays, notably Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye. In 1961 Hurricane Hattie swept across the Gulf of...
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