Little Cayman has some of the steepest drop-offs in the Caribbean because it is perched on the edge of the 7500 m-deep Cayman Trench.

Twilight Zone divers make their first exploratory descent on the wall. Little Cayman has some of the steepest drop-offs in the Caribbean because it is perched on the edge of the 7,500-m-deep Cayman Trench. This makes the location an ideal site to conduct this project. Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

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