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San Salvador, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)San Salvador, island of the Bahamas, West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it Guanahani, and it...Bahamas, the
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Bahamas, the bəhäˈməz [key], officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2020 ...Long Island, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)Long Island: see Bahamas.San Salvador, city, El Salvador
(Encyclopedia)San Salvador sän sälväᵺōrˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 402,448), central El Salvador, capital and largest city of the country. It is the center of El Salvador's trade and communications. Beer, tobac...New Providence, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)New Providence: see Bahamas.Cat Island
(Encyclopedia)Cat Island: see San Salvador, island. ...Watling Island
(Encyclopedia)Watling Island or Watlings Island: see San Salvador. ...Nueva San Salvador
(Encyclopedia)Nueva San Salvador sänˈtä tāˈklä [key], city (1993 est. pop. 96,113), central El Salvador. It was founded in 1854 after the capital, San Salvador, was destroyed in an earthquake. San Salvador, 9...Andros Island
(Encyclopedia)Andros Island: see Bahamas.Crooked Island
(Encyclopedia)Crooked Island: see Bahamas.Browse by Subject
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