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name = Bahamas Name used in the default map caption; image = Bahamas location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Relief map of Bahamas.png An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 27.5 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
Travellers Rest Restaurant, in Nassau, is known for serving authentic "local" foods. [2] [4] Bahamian cuisine is showcased at many large festivals, including Independence Day (Bahamas) on July 10 (during which inhabitants prepare special dishes like guava duff), Fox Hill Day (second Tuesday in August), and Emancipation Day.
Only about 0.8% of the Bahamas' land area is arable, about 140 square km (54 square miles). [5] Most arable land is on New Providence, Abaco, Andros, and Grand Bahama islands; challenges for Bahamian agriculture include limited fresh water resources for irrigation, the difficulties of inter-island transport of goods in the archipelago, a lack of human capital, the country's small size (which ...
The Bahamas map of Köppen climate classification. The climate of the Bahama islands is mostly tropical savanna , with two seasons, a hot and wet summer (wet season) and dry winter (dry season). During the wet season, which extends from May through October, the climate is dominated by warm, moist tropical air masses [ 1 ] as the Bermuda High ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Nassau 172,196 238,132 New Providence ... Bahamas City 500 3,827 Grand Bahama ...
The counties of Nassau and Suffolk have long been renowned for their affluence and high standard of living. This affluence is especially pervasive among the hamlets and villages on the North Shore of Long Island as far as western Suffolk, the extreme eastern South Shore (home to the Hamptons) and several wealthy pockets along the South Shore further west [clarification needed].
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Nassau had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.5 according to the 2010 census. [19] Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital. Consequently, this has led to the ...