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Place nameBahamas
Other namesCommonwealth of the Bahamas, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bahama Islands, Bahamas, The, BHS, BS, ISO044, BF00, Bahamian
Latitude24
Longitude-76
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises most islands in Bahamas chain; originally inhabited by Lucayans (Arawaks), driven from S America by the Caribs; Columbus landed in 1492; visited by slave raiders & pirates; English colonized in 17th cen., & brought Africans here as slaves; official language is English.
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- Exuma Sound (Bahamas)
- Salt Cay (Bahamas)
- Rum Cay (Bahamas)
- New Providence (Bahamas)
- Mayaguana Passage (Bahamas)
- Rose Island (Bahamas)
- Mayaguana (Bahamas)
- Mores Island (Bahamas)
- Ragged Island Range (Bahamas)
- Crooked Island Passage (Bahamas)
- Samana Cay (Bahamas)
- Northeast Providence Channel (Bahamas)
- Northwest Providence Channel (Bahamas)
- Athol Island (Bahamas)
- Little Abaco (Bahamas)
- Great Sale Cay (Bahamas)
- Mangrove Cay (Bahamas)
- Royal Island (Bahamas)
- Crooked Island (Bahamas)
- Paradise Island (Bahamas)
- San Salvador (Bahamas)
- Elbow Cay (Bahamas)
- Acklins Island (Bahamas)
- Jumentos Cays (Bahamas)
- Lobos, Cay (Bahamas)
- Current Islands (Bahamas)
- Sal, Cay (Bahamas)
- Santaren Channel (Bahamas)
- Andros Island (Bahamas)
- Anguilla Cays (Bahamas)
- Berry Islands (Bahamas)
- Bimini Islands (Bahamas)
- Cat Island (Bahamas)
- Eleuthera (Bahamas)
- Exuma Cays (Bahamas)
- Grand Bahama (Bahamas)
- Great Abaco (Bahamas)
- Great Inagua (Bahamas)
- Little Inagua (Bahamas)
- Long Island (Bahamas)