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Bahamas is not a part of the West Indies Cricket Board, so players are not eligible to play for the West Indies cricket team. The late 1970s saw the game begin to decline in the country as teachers, who had previously come from the United Kingdom with a passion for cricket, were replaced by teachers who had been trained in the United States.
Light blue, green, white and red ... Bahamas: Aquamarine, yellow and black ... Maroon is the colour of the West Indies cricket team.
"West Indies" or "West India" was a part of the names of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the French West India Company, and the Swedish West India Company. [13] West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West ...
A red background with a triangle made of black, sky blue, and white, with a sun. 1973 – Flag of The Bahamas See also: List of Bahamian flags: A horizontal tricolor of yellow, with aquamarine on the top and bottom stripes, with a black chevron aligned to the hoist-side. 1966 – Flag of Barbados See also: List of Barbadian flags: 2019 – Flag ...
Most resident bird species of The Bahamas are believed to have come northward from the West Indies, as winds and sea currents favour migration from the south and southeast. Some 225 species are known in the islands. Andros, with its vast undeveloped land, is home to many of them. [47] The Bahama oriole is unique to Andros Island. Critically ...
The geopolitical region around the Caribbean Sea, including the numerous islands of the West Indies and adjacent coastal areas in the mainland of the Americas, is known as the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest seas on Earth and has an area of about 2,754,000 km 2 (1,063,000 sq mi).
The flag was first flown on 4 July 1984 in Nassau, The Bahamas at the fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. [69] The flag features a blue background, but the upper part is a light blue representing sky and the lower, a darker blue representing the Caribbean Sea.
West Indies. Lucayan Archipelago; Time zone: Eastern Standard Time , Eastern Daylight Time ; Extreme points of the Bahamas High: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m (207 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 3,542 km; Population of the Bahamas: 330,549 (2007) – 177th most populous country