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Grand Harbour Cay, the Bahamas
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The Bahamas or officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 29 main islands, 661 cays and 2,387 islets, covering a total land area of 13,939 sq km (5,382 sq mi). The Bahamas is located north of Cuba, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of Florida. Guide to Bahamas Hotels Here's a list of hotels in Bahamas that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price. Blue Lagoon Island, the Bahamas Author: Dolphins (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported) More on Bahamas The Bahamas has a population of 330,000 (2011 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Nassau, located non the island of New Providence. The name "Bahamas" come from Bahama, which is derived from the Spanish baja mar, meaning "shallow seas". Historically, the Bahamas was once inhabited by the Lucayans, an Arawak-speaking tribe of Taino people. It was the first landfall in the New World for Christopher Columbus in 1492. The Spanish captured some of the Lucayans and took them as slaves to the island of Hispaniola. The Bahamas was deserted from 1513 until 1648, when British colonist from Bermuda settled there. Coco Cay Beach, the Bahamas Author: UpstateNYer (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported) The Bahamas became the Crown Colony in 1718. It received an influx of pro-British loyalist and enslaved Africans during the American War of Independence. Following the abolishment of slave trading in the British Empire in 1807, many former slaves were settled in the Bahamas. Today the descendants of these liberated Africans form the majority of the Bahamas's population. Today the economy of the Bahamas is supported by tourism and offshore finance. The island experiences a climate that ranges from subtropical to tropical. The Gulf Stream moderates the temperature, most significantly in winter. The same Gulf Stream is the source of many hurricanes that happens in the Bahamas during summers and autumns. Government House, Nassau Author: Crm18 (public domain) The temperature in the Bahamas is quite uniform throughout the year. The warmest months are July and August, when average high temperature reaches 31.8°C (89.2°F). The lowest temperatures of the year is usually in January or February, when it may drop to 16.7°C (62.1°F). The wettest months and June and August, when rainfall of the month totals 215.9 mm (8.9 in) or more. Preparing for the Bahamas Luxury Resorts Bahamas Get to know the top resorts in the Bahamas. Visiting the Bahamas Unless you are coming on a cruise ship, you can fly to the Bahamas and land at the airport in Nassau or Freeport. The smaller islands are also served by domestic airports. Festival Place, Nassau Harbour Author: FotoDawg (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)

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