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The islands are surface projections of two oceanic Bahama Banks - the Little Bahama Bank and the Great Bahama Bank. [1] The highest point is only 63 metres (207 feet) above sea level on Cat Island; the island of New Providence, where the capital city of Nassau is located, reaches a maximum elevation of only thirty-seven meters.
The geology of the Bahamas has been researched since the mid-19th century. The islands include Aeolian sands and limestone built on the basement rock of the Florida-Bahamas Platform. The islands are used to infer sea levels based on the arrangement of reef deposits.
The Bahamas (/ b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [13] is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean.It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population.
Commonwealth of The Bahamas – sovereign island country comprising an archipelago of seven hundred islands and two thousand cays. [1] The Bahamas are located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and the United States, north of Cuba , the island of Hispaniola and the Caribbean, and northwest of the British Overseas Territory of the Turks ...
Castaway Cay - private island and an exclusive port for Disney Cruise Line; Castle Island; Cat Island; Cat Cay; Catch Island; Catto Cay; Cave Cay, a private island in the Exumas; Cay Lobos (nearest point of The Bahamas to Cuba (Cayo Confites): 22.5 km (14 mi)) Cay One; Cay Sal Bank; Cay Santo Domingo; Cay With Low Fall; Caye a Rum; Caye de Sel ...
Bahamas geography-related lists (1 C, 4 P) B. Borders of the Bahamas (2 C, 1 P) E. Ecoregions of the Bahamas (2 P) G. Geology of the Bahamas (1 C, 5 P) L.
List of islands of the Bahamas by total area; R. List of creeks of the Bahamas This page was last edited on 30 August 2019, at 00:52 (UTC). Text ...
Bodies of water of the Bahamas (4 C, 5 P) I. Islands of the Bahamas (16 C, 25 P) W. Wetlands of the Bahamas (1 C) Pages in category "Landforms of the Bahamas"