bahamas

     

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an inependent sovereign, English-speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and the United States, north of Cuba, the island of Hispanola and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British overseas territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Trivia about bahamas

  • The first American naval victory in the Revolution came under Commodore Esek Hopkins in these islands off Fla.
  • Shopping for summer hats & handbags? Head for the Straw Market in Nassau in this island group
  • Exuma Cays land & sea park lies just south of Nassau in this country in the West Indies
  • Junkanoo, a noisy celebration, welcomes the New Year in Nassau & Freeport in this island group
  • Principal islands of this chain include Andros, the Biminis & New Providence
  • Nassau Guardian
  • This island nation off the coast of Florida consists of almost 700 islands & islets & about 2,400 cays & rocks
  • Exuma Cays
  • Keep to the left side of the road when you visit these West Indian islands just east of Florida
  • The Continental Navy won its first victory under Commodore Esek Hopkins at Nassau in these islands
  • Member of the British Commonwealth
  • You can "ham" it up in the middle of this commonwealth in the Atlantic
  • New Providence &Turks & Caicos
  • Formerly Britain's colony, this archipelago in the NW West Indies once sheltered Blackbeard & Henry Morgan
  • On Oct. 12, 1492 Columbus reached these islands; he marveled at the colorful fish
  • Freeport
  • More than half of this nation's population lives on New Providence Island
  • The Internet country code for this country near Florida is .bs
  • The Biminis, the westernmost group in this island nation, lie about 60 miles east of Miami
  • Nassau is the capital of this island group located between Florida & Haiti
  • Although New Providence is this country's most populous island, Andros is the largest in area
  • It's no B.S. that these islands in the West Indies are coded .bs
  • The closest nation to the contiguous U.S. that it doesn't border is this archipelagic country
  • Until 1973 these islands off the southeast coast of Florida belonged to Great Britain
  • 3 main groups make up the West Indies: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles & this nation north of Cuba
  • Bimini
  • Disney offers fun cruises to many places including Castaway Cay, a private island in this West Indies island chain
  • It commemorated its discovery by Europeans by issuing a 1971 coin with Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, on it