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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
Dune at The Ocean Club Home to over 365 islands and cays, endless sunshine and pristine beaches, the Bahamas is a beloved winter travel destination.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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
Dune at The Ocean Club Home to over 365 islands and cays, endless sunshine and pristine beaches, the Bahamas is a beloved winter travel destination.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The Administration’s cowboy capture of the Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro, on January 3rd, prompted an airspace closure in the Caribbean, stranding many populations, none as humbled as the American tourists, gone to the islands for rest and relaxation over the winter holiday.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The slick, seen in Copernicus Sentinel satellite images between Wednesday and Friday, covered roughly 45 square kilometers west of the island, according to analysts cited by Reuters.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The plane hitting the water is destructive enough without the help of a jagged coral reef (improbably far from any coastline) slicing through the aircraft’s undercarriage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 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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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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