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The Abaco Islands lie in the north of The Bahamas, about 193 miles (167.7 nautical miles or 310.6 km) east of Miami, Florida, US. The main islands are Great Abaco and Little Abaco, which is just west of Great Abaco's northern tip. [3] There are several smaller barrier cays, of which the northernmost are Walker's Cay and its sister island Grand Cay.
Sea of Abaco. The Sea of Abaco (sometimes Abaco Sound), located in The Bahamas, is an approximately 100 kilometres (62 miles) long saltwater lagoon separating Great Abaco Island (known locally as the 'mainland') from a chain of barrier islands known as the Abaco Cays. Depths in the Sea of Abaco are generally a few metres, and shallow reefs and ...
The Bahamas are a group of about 700 islands and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited. The largest of the islands is Andros Island, located north of Cuba and 200 kilometres (120 miles) southeast of Florida. The Bimini islands are to its northwest.
The Bahamas. Elbow Cay is a five-mile-long (8.0-kilometre) cay in the Abaco Islands of The Bahamas. Originally populated by British loyalists fleeing the newly independent United States of America in 1785, it has survived on fishing, boat building, and salvage. Its main village of Hope Town surrounds a protected harbor with a noted red-and ...
Marsh Harbour is a town in Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 6,283 as of 2012. [3] The settlement lies on a peninsula just off the Great Abaco Highway, which runs south through Great Abaco to Cherokee Point and Little Harbour. North of town, the road becomes S.C. Bootle Highway, another smooth stretch that runs north and west toward ...
Grand Cay is a small island or cay situated south of Walker's Cay in the Bahamas Islands. It is a settlement of Abaco, a major island of the Bahamas. After a hurricane's devastation of Walker's Cay, and other matters, Walker's Cay's workers were forced to go back to Grand Cay to seek employment. Previously, Grand Cay was seen as a base or home ...
Strangers Cay. Coordinates: 27.12°N 78.08°W. Jwycesska Island, formerly known as Strangers Cay, in 2015. Strangers Cay is a small, 360-acre island in The Bahamas, which is approximately 2.25 miles long. [1][2] It is owned by Beyoncé and Jay-Z. [2] Also known as Jwycesska Island, Strangers Cay is situated as the fourth northernmost named ...
Man-O-War Cay is represented in Parliament by The MP (Member of Parliament) for the South Abaco constituency, James Albury. Currently, Man-O-War's representatives on the Hope Town District Council, (which also includes two other neighboring Cays) are: Jeremy Sweeting and Arthur Elden. Jeremy Sweeting serves as the Chief Councillor for their ...