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Islands Overview
| The northernmost island of the Bahamas lies in the Atlantic Ocean about 52 mi/84 km off the southeast Florida coastline - in the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean as is popularly thought. The balance of the archipelago, about 700 islands and 2,000 islets called cays (pronounced keys), tumbles south and east toward Hispaniola. With a total landmass of more than 500 sq mi/1,300 sq km spread over 100,000 sq mi/260,000 sq km of water, the Bahamas chain is larger than any of the Caribbean island groups. Besides New Providence and Grand Bahama Island, only about 30 of the other islands support communities. The population of the Bahamas is just above 300,0000. |
