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Grand Bahama Island

Lighthouse on the coast, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.

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Grand Bahama Island Travel Guide

Grand Bahama, once a mecca for gamblers and golfers in the '60s and '70s, is again coming into its own as modern vacationers discover its miles of gorgeous, largely underutilized beaches; its clear turquoise waters and teeming coral reefs; and its vast acreage of undeveloped backcountry and fishing settlements. The fourth-largest island in the Bahamas after Andros, Eleuthera, and Great Abaco, it lies only 52 mi off Palm Beach, Florida. The Gulf Stream's ever-warm waters lap its western tip, and the Little Bahama Bank protects it from the northeast. On average, about 14% of the more than 5 million people who come to the Bahamas each year visit Grand Bahama Island. More »

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