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Bahamas, the
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Bahamas, the bəhäˈməz [key], officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2020 ...Nassau, city, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)Nassau năˈsô [key], city (1990 pop. 172,196), capital of the Bahamas. A port on New Providence island, it has a large and beautiful harbor and is the commercial and social center of the islands. It...Freeport, city, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)Freeport, city, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a...Long Island, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)Long Island: see Bahamas.New Providence, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia)New Providence: see Bahamas.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...Mayaguana
(Encyclopedia)Mayaguana: see Bahamas.Eleuthera
(Encyclopedia)Eleuthera: see Bahamas.Grand Bahama
(Encyclopedia)Grand Bahama: see Bahamas.Andros Island
(Encyclopedia)Andros Island: see Bahamas.Browse by Subject
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