- Grand Bahama
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an island in the NW Bahamas. 25,859; 430 sq. mi. (1115 sq. km).
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▪ island and district, The Bahamasisland, The Bahamas, lying just west of Great Abaco Island in the Atlantic Ocean and 60 miles (100 km) east of West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. The island's economy is based on tourism (which experienced a dramatic boom in the 1960s), forest products (especially pine), and fishing. Important resort centres are Freeport, West End, Eight Mile Rock, and Pinder's Point. Freeport is a busy industrial and trade centre with cement and pharmaceutical plants and an oil refinery. Grand Bahama has one of the largest single-installation bunkering terminals in the Western Hemisphere. Area 530 square miles (1,373 square km). Pop. (2000) 46,994.* * *
Universalium. 2010.