A cay, 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.
Heron Island, Australia
Cay sand under an optical microscope
Warraber Island, Torres Strait
An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago.
Cyprus the third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is about 240 km long and 100 km wide.
Plane landing on an airport island, Velana International Airport, Hulhulé Island, Maldives
Kansai International Airport, on an artificial island