Bahamas

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Bahamas

Bahamas (pronunciation: /bəˈhɑːməz/), officially known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets.

Etymology

The name Bahamas is derived from the Spanish words baja mar, meaning shallow sea. The Bahamas were likely named by the indigenous Taino people, who inhabited the islands before European colonization.

Related Terms

  • Archipelago: A group of islands.
  • Cay: A small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef.
  • Islet: A very small island.
  • Taino: A group of indigenous people of the Caribbean, who were the principal inhabitants of most of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
  • Lucayan Archipelago: The island group that includes the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  • Atlantic Ocean: The second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers.

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