ABACO AND CAYS

ăbˈəkō, kēz, kāz, island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most northerly of the Bahamas. It includes Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and the surrounding cays. The low islands, composed mainly of coral limestone, have native pine forests. Fish and sponges are taken from surrounding waters. Great Abaco was settled by Loyalists from New York City in 1783.

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books on: Abaco and Cays  - 17 results

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A History of the Bahamas
Book by Michael Craton; Collins, 1962
Subjects: Bahamas--History
...off the eastern bulge of Abaco. Two days later, having caught...These were probably the small cays, Sand Cay and Memory Rock, at...description, he seems to have visited Abaco, northern Eleuthera, the Berry...actually visited the two small cays the natives called Bimini...
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The People Who Discovered Columbus: The Prehistory of the Bahamas
Book by William F. Keegan; University Press of Florida, 1992
Subjects: Bahamas--Antiquities, Indians Of The West Indies--Bahamas--Antiquities, Lucayan Indians--Antiquities, Lucayan Indians--History
...known Lucayan settlements are either on these islands or on cays that are less than 1 kilometer 10.6 miles from an island. These islands are: Grand Bahama, Great and Little Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Cat, Eleuthera, Long, Great and Little...
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The Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783-1933
Book by Howard Johnson; University Press of Florida, 1996
Subjects: Bahamas--Economic Conditions, Plantation Life--Bahamas--History, Slavery--Bahamas--History, Slaves--Emancipation--Bahamas--History, Truck System--Bahamas--History
...Grand Bahama 530 , and Abaco 395. . These islands...fact, the islands and cays are located on a shallow...southeastern islands and cays, which are either too...important in areas like Abaco and its cays, which were unsuited to...
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The European Possessions in the Caribbean Area: A Compilation of Facts concerning Their Population, Physical Geography, Resources, Industries, Trade, Government, and Strategic Importance
Book by Raye R. Platt, John K. Wright, John C. Weaver, Johnson E. Fairchild; American Geographical Society, 1941
Subjects: Caribbean Sea, West Indies
...inhabited islands and more than 3000 islets, cays, and rocks. The land area of the 19 principal...the islands are forested. Andros and the Abaco Islands, however, have good growths of...TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, MORANT AND PEDRO CAYS Government. Executive branch: Governor...
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers: Order Passeriformes
Book by Arthur Cleveland Bent; 1953
Subjects: Birds--North America, Passeriformes--North America, Wood Warblers--North America
...Augustine, New Smyrna, and Miami ; the Bahamas Abaco, Watling, and Great Abaco Islands ; Dominican Republic Samana ; Puerto Rico...Vache, May 6. Cuba -- Habana, May 25. Bahamas -- Abaco, May 6. Florida -- Orlando, May 21. Georgia...
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journal articles on: Abaco and Cays  - 1 result

 
 
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Theater in the Bush: Art, Politics, and Community in the Bahamas
Journal article by Ian Gregory Strachan; Social Justice, Vol. 34, 2007
Subjects: Art and society--Analysis, Bahamas--Social aspects, Theater companies--Social aspects, Theater companies--Works
...free shows in Exuma were standing room only. In Freeport and Abaco, we performed to no more than five people a night because we...Force began to tow an overcrowded Haitian sloop in the Exuma Cays and, according to the Coroners Inquest, the boat capsized in...


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magazine articles on: Abaco and Cays  - 2 results

 
 
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Quiet Getaways
Magazine article by Pearl P.R.D. Duncan; Black Enterprise, Vol. 22, May 1992
Subjects: Caribbean Area--Description and travel, Hotels and motels--Directories, Resorts--Caribbean Area
...of small islands and offshore cays (pronounced keys). Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco is the main town and commercial...But, it is the Abacos offshore cays, or small islands, reachable...130-mile chain of islands and 365 cays called The Exumas. Its capital...
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Fate and Fortune on the Pearl Coast
Magazine article by Peter Muilenburg; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 43, May-June 1991
Subjects: Caribbean Area--Discovery, exploration, etc., Cubagua Island, Venezuela--History, Discoveries (in geography)--Spanish, Venezuela--16th century
...rounded up the Indians, stockpiled them in central areas on small cays, and shipped them back to Puerto Plata. Bartolome de Las Casas...to search out the whole Lucayan archipelago, from Caicos to Abaco, looking for any remnant of the inhabitants, and bring them...


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newspaper articles on: Abaco and Cays  - 4 results

 
 
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Going the Distance
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 16, 2008
...culture. But the 700 islands and cays are not all overbuilt holiday...Abacos are made up of Great Abaco, 121 miles long and home to...east coast, and a string of 25 cays providing an eastern breakwater...captain Jason Wallace says Great Abaco is the ideal place to mess about...
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Explore the Aquatic Life; (1) A Traditional Home (Left) with Ornate Porch (2) It's Worth Following the Signs (Right) in the Islands (3) Hope Town on Elbow Cay, with Its Candy-Coloured Clapboard Houses, Is One of the Most Visited Sites in the Abacos. Visitors Can Climb to the Top of the Lollipop-Striped Lighthouse for Fabulous Views
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 16, 2008
...up of 700 islands and cays of which fewerthan 40...mileseast of Palm Beach. Great Abaco is the second largest...do: Most activities on Abaco involve boats and water...between the islands and cays by boat is popular. Hope...Away from the water, the Abaco National Park on Great...
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TRAVEL: Barefoot Luxury Beats All; Josie Clarke Was Made to Feel like a Movie Star When She Discovered the Quiet Side of the Bahamas
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 16, 2008
...islands and often uninhabited cays and beaches, a million miles...resort which turned out to be the Abaco Club. The exclusive club is...without another person in sight. Abaco, however, had slightly more...Pink Sand Beach 4,5 6 The Abaco Club GET THERE Josie Clarke...
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The Bond Girl Seduced by 007's Favourite Location; ALISON Papworth Has Finally Made Up for the Fact That Her Roles Never Took Her to the Spy's Preferred Playground - the Bahamas
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 7, 2007
...sailing among the 700 islands and 2,000 cays (mini-islands) in the 500-mile-long chain...cottage needing TLC at Treasure Cay on Abaco, through condominiums and townhouses from...bedrooms, private beach front, access to Abaco golf course. Agent: Knight Frank: 020 7629...


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encyclopedia articles on: Abaco and Cays  - 2 results

 
 
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Abaco and Cays
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABACO AND CAYS ab ko, kez, kaz, island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most...northerly of the Bahamas. It includes Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and the surrounding cays. The low islands, composed mainly of coral limestone, have native...
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Bahamas, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.50 mi (80 km) off...Grand Bahama, Great and Little Abaco (see Abaco and Cays ), the Biminis , Andros, Eleuthera...Great and Little Exuma (Exuma and Cays), Long Island, Crooked Island...


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