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Abaco Island, Bahamas
The Abaco islands are the second largest
of the Bahamas' Out Island groupings. The major islands are Great
and Little Abaco.
Location: 106 miles northeast of Nassau
Size: 649
square miles
Population: 13,170
Currency: Bahamian dollar
Language: English
Tourism info: Call Abaco Islands Visitor Information
at 242-367-3067.
Getting there from Nassau: Fly with Abaco Air,
Bahamasair, Cat Island Air, Southern Air or private air charter.
Bahamas Ferries provides high-speed ferry service to Sandy Point.
The Mailboat costs $40 one way and takes seven hours.
Attractions
Unlike the rest of the Bahamas, Tourism in the Abacos is at its
peak during summer yachting months. [Bahamas
Map]
The Pelican Cay National Park is an underwater
preserve; or, the Abaco National Park, a 20,000 acre site in southern
Abaco encompassing the nesting area and habitat of the Abaco Parrot.
Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island is the third
largest town in the Bahamas, after Nassau and Freeport. Despite
the commercial activity, it still retains the laid-back style
of the Out Islands.
The sparsely inhabited cays east of Great Abaco
form the protected cruising grounds of the Sea of Abaco, dubbed
"the sailing capital of the world." The Sea of Abaco
is the site of summer fishing tournaments and regattas that see
local and visiting yachtsmen competing in ocean racing and fishing
derbies.
Castaway Cay, seven miles off the tip of Sandy Point,
is Disney Cruise Lines’ private island where
the Disney
Magic, visits twice weekly.
Treasure Cay, 25 miles north of Marsh Harbour, boasts
a world-class 31/2-mile beach and an 18-hole golf course.
Peter de Savary’s Abaco Club at Winding
Bay is an exclusive 600-acre sporting preserve and residential
complex. It has the Bahamas’ only tropical links-style golf
course and a 21/2-mile beach. Large beachfront and waterfront
lots in this pristine island sellg for an average of $1 million
an acre.
Getting around
Nearby settlements include: Hope
Town, with its picture postcard candy-striped lighthouse; Man O War
Cay, famed for boat building, sail making and the Wyannie Malone Museum;
Guana Cay, with excellent fishing; and Green Turtle Cay, with New
England-style architecture and a 150-year-old residence housing the
Albert Lowe Museum.
Inter-island Bahamas
mailboats depart from Nassau and run weekly roundtrip to and from
all islands.
Taxi service is available. Although metered rates vary by island,
they are reasonable and are fixed by law. Bicycles are also available
for rent at most popular tourist centers.
Rental cars are also available. You can use your home driver’s
license for up to three months, but remember, when you take to the
road, British rules apply, so keep to the left.
Pedestrians should remember to look right before
crossing streets.
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Web links
Bahamas.com
Request a brochure, or find a travel agent who represents Bahamas
Cruises at the official Web site.
CIA
Factbook -- Bahamas, The
The CIA factbook says the Bahamas are a stable, developing nation
with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking
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