Etymology

McCartney Cay

Mc·Cart·ney Cay

Today it means: An island of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Full definition →

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The story

The island is named after the first Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands, James Alexander George Smith McCartney (1945 - 1980).

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