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12 Fun Facts About the Bahamas (Kid-Friendly!)
  • The Bahamas is next-door to Florida. ...
  • The Bahamas is home to the planet's third largest great barrier reef. ...
  • There's a scientific reason for the Bahamas' clear, turquoise water. ...
  • There are more than 700 islands in the Bahamas. ...
  • It is a popular Hollywood film site.




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6 Things You Didn't Know About The Bahamas
  • The world's third-largest wine cellar is in Nassau. ...
  • The Bahamas boasts the third largest barrier reef on the planet. ...
  • Our waters are some of the clearest in the world. ...
  • There are 700 islands in The Bahamas. ...
  • Hollywood loves Paradise! ...
  • The Bahamas is home to its own “sea monster”.


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Bahamas facts
  • OFFICIAL NAME: Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
  • FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional parliamentary democracy.
  • CAPITAL: Nassau.
  • POPULATION: 374,000.
  • OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, Creole.
  • MONEY: Bahamian dollar.
  • AREA: 13,939 square kilometers.


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Blue Holes National Park. Andros, the Big Yard, is the largest island in the Bahamas and one of the wildest. Its 5960 sq km (2301 sq miles) of mangrove, pine forest and reef are dotted with blue holes, deep karst sinkholes that sustain unique ecosystems and provide, perhaps, the island's greatest spectacle.

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The waters around the Bahamas are light blue because the water is shallow. The blue color comes from the absorption of red and green light wavelengths by the water. The blue is reflected to be received by your eyes. The light blue is a response to sunlight reflecting off the sand and corals on the bottom.

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Nothing is more indigenous and unique to Bahamian culture than Junkanoo. It is a music and dance form that originated in The Bahamas during the days of slavery. A festive parade complete with colourful costumes, goatskin drums, clanging cowbells, whistles and horns, it has remained remarkably unchanged over the years.

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Junkanoo. The most famous of the festivals of the Bahamas, Junkanoo is a colorful romp through the islands' culture and spirit that occurs three times a year.

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The Most Beautiful Places in the Bahamas to Visit by Superyacht
  • Ocean Atlas, Nassau. ...
  • Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island. ...
  • Coco Plum Beach, Great Exuma, the Exumas. ...
  • Tiger Beach, Grand Bahama. ...
  • Pig Beach, near Big Major Cay, The Exumas. ...
  • Green Turtle Cay. ...
  • Greenwood Beach, Cat Island. ...
  • Joulter Cay Beach, Andros.


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Mortimer Candies is best known for the mints that made them famous, but they also make and sell other candies, as well as fudge and traditional Bahamian treats.

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Best Drinks in The Bahamas
  • Bahama Mama.
  • Sky Juice.
  • The Painkiller.
  • Mojito.
  • Pineapple Upside-Down Martini.
  • Frozen Rum Runner.
  • Yellow Bird.


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