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Raja Ampat, Indonesia Raja Ampat is an Indonesian archipelago made up of 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals off the northwest tip of New Guinea.
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Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Cayo Falcones is a cay, or small island, off Cuba’s north coast, near Corralillo, a rural town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Beyond its unique wildlife, the uninhabited cay offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and excellent snorkeling.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Cayo Falcones is a cay, or small island, off Cuba’s north coast, near Corralillo, a rural town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Beyond its unique wildlife, the uninhabited cay offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and excellent snorkeling.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cay
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This island is farther flung than most, but the 35-minute flight by seaplane from Mal gives a spectacular view of the atolls at 5000 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, is situated roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia and comprises 29 atolls, five islands, and 1,151 inlets, spread across 750,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
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An isolated island in the Atlantic, Madeira is located some 300 miles north of the Canary Islands and roughly 600 miles southwest of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Excavations at Kolona, an archaeological site on the Greek island of Aegina, have uncovered a trove of gold jewelry dating to the Middle Bronze Age.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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On the south-easterly tip of its Marina District, the two towers of Rosewood Doha emerge, seemingly from the sea, encased in a striking white latticed facade inspired by the forms of a coral reef.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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But Key Largo is a former coral reef, with thousands of caves and crevices in which pythons take shelter, making snakes unreachable when breeding or hiding from a dog.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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