Andros, Bahamas
 Beach on South Andros Island | |
  Location in the Bahamas | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 24°26′N77°57′W/ 24.433°N 77.950°W |
| Archipelago | The Bahamas |
| Major islands | North Andros,Mangrove Cay,South Andros |
| Area | 5,957 km2(2,300 sq mi) |
| Length | 167 km (103.8 mi) |
| Width | 64 km (39.8 mi) |
| Administration | |
 Bahamas | |
| Largest settlement | Andros Town (pop. 2,318) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 7,800 |
| Pop. density | 1.31/km2(3.39/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Blacks85%,Whites12%,AsianandHispanic3% |
Andros Islandis anarchipelagointhe Bahamas.It is the largest of the 26 inhabited Bahamian Islands. The land area of Andros has hundreds of small islets and cays connected by mangrove estuaries and tidal swamp lands. There are three major islands—North Andros,Mangrove Cay,andSouth Andros.It is 104 miles (167 km) long by at its widest 40 miles (64 km) wide.
The Andros Barrier Reef[1]is the world's third longest after Australia'sGreat Barrier Reefand the Central American Belize Barrier Reef. The island is home to the world's largest collection ofBlue Holes.[2]
Andros is known in the Bahamas by two nicknames, "The Sleeping Giant" and "The Big Yard."
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Andros Barrier Reef".Andros Conservancy and Trust (ANCAT).[permanent dead link]
- ↑"National Geographic/ Aug 2010, Blue Holes".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-07-21.Retrieved2012-05-15.
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