# Cotton Cay
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{{Short description|Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Cotton Cay
| image_name = Salt Cay.png
| image_caption = Satellite image of Cotton Cay (center)
| image_map = Cotton Cay T&C.svg
| image_map_caption = Location of Cotton Cay within the Turks and Caicos Islands
| coordinates = {{coord|21|21|50|N|71|09|17|W|type:isle_region:TC}}
| location = Atlantic Ocean
| archipelago = Turks and Caicos Islands
| area_km2 = 1.13
| length_km = 2.35
| width_km = 0.6
| elevation_m = 6
| population = 0
}}
'''Cotton Cay''' is an uninhabited island located in the [Turks and Caicos Islands](/source/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands), about {{cvt|2.7|km|mi}} northeast of [Salt Cay](/source/Salt_Cay%2C_Turks_Islands).[{{cite web |url=https://www.visittci.com/other-islands/cotton-cay |title=Cotton Cay |access-date=March 12, 2023}}]
The island is oblong in shape, generally of low elevation, and has a low density coastal vegetation. It covers an area of about {{cvt|1.13|km2|mi2}}. Plantation ruins and field walls can be seen on the western half of the island, indicating that cotton and sisal were once raised here. ''[Echinocactus horizonthalonius](/source/Echinocactus_horizonthalonius)'' (Turk's Head cactuses), which are uncommon on the main islands in the country, are well-established on Cotton Cay.