Bahamas

About Bahamas

Scattered across the clear shallows of the western Atlantic, the Bahamas comprises roughly 700 islands and thousands of cays stretching from near Florida toward Cuba. Nassau, the capital on New Providence Island, grew from a pirates' haunt into a bustling port and tourism hub. Though counted among the Caribbean nations of the Americas, the archipelago lies entirely in the Atlantic Ocean, ringed by coral reefs and famously pale sand beaches.

• ·The name Bahamas is often traced to the Spanish 'baja mar,' meaning 'shallow sea.'
• ·Only around 30 of the roughly 700 islands in the Bahamas are inhabited.
• ·Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas plunges about 200 meters, one of the deepest known blue holes on Earth and a famed free-diving site.

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2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark