Sandy Cay
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Sandy Cay is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located midway point between Tortola and Jost Van Dyke. The island is owned by the Laurance Rockefeller Estate; however, the estate is in the Process of handing the island over to the B.V.I. National Parks Trust. The island is a "managed wilderness" area with short hiking trail, maintained with the help of Island Resources Foundation (IRF), an international non-governmental organization (NGO).
IRF subcontracts caretaking responsibilities to a local organization, The Jost van Dykes Preservation Society (JVDPS), which sponsors regular visits from Little Harbour on Jost van Dykes to maintain the trail, do frequent bird counts and remove trash.
The rocks on the island have a greenish colour from copper ore deposits. The island also contains a small salt pond in its center.
The name Sandy Cay is also shared by several small islands in the Bahamas as well as an island in Honduras.
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