A very small island within the Cayman Islands (all three islands that make up the system really are only 100 square miles put together) located in the Caribbean.
The first thing I noticed when researching this island, is that locating a topographic map of it is basically impossible. But I quickly figured out by looking at this satellite image, that the problem may occur due to the fact that the island is virtually flat.
In terms of hazards, large hurricane storms are always a threat. For instance, in this news article, though it does not discuss directly a storm the Cayman Islands have been through, it mentions storms they have been through in the past and how this makes many people on the islands empathetic when similar tropical storms occur elsewhere in the Caribbean.
One especially notable type of vegetation on the island is the mangrove forest, a beautiful host to rich biodiversity.
Finally, here's a link to a peer reviewed article abstract, discussing both natural and man-made hazards on the island. The main hazards it identifies are those which involve storms, such as hurricanes as was discussed earlier and is pretty typical for the region.
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