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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 ...
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 list contains the names of the largest islands of the Bahamas by area. Rank Name Area (km 2) [1] Area (sq mi) 1 North Andros: 3,439 1,328 2 Great Inagua: 1,615 596 3
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to The Bahamas: 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 ...
The Peter Martyr map, in the first edition of De Orbe Novo in 1511, shows the Bahamas' islands but does not name them. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on Abaco in 1513. The Turin map of 1523 clearly shows Abaco, now named Iucayonique. The Turin map remained the most accurate map of the area until the Bahamas' first English maps ...
Man Island (Bahamas) Man-O-War Cay. Mangrove Cay. Mayaguana. Moore's Island.
Enlargeable, detailed map of New Providence. New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. [2] On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census, and a population of 292,522 at the 2022 census.
The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.