Grand Bahama Island

Grand Bahama Island

▪ island and district, The Bahamas
 island, The Bahamas (Bahamas, The), lying just west of Great Abaco Island in the Atlantic Ocean and 60 miles (100 km) east of West Palm Beach, Fla., 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 Pinders Point. Freeport is a busy industrial and trade centre with cement plants and an oil refinery. Grand Bahama has one of the largest single-installation bunkering terminals in the Western Hemisphere and a large container transshipment port, making Freeport a major hub for shipping lines. Area 530 square miles (1,373 square km). Pop. (2000) 46,994.

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  • Grand Bahama — an island in the NW Bahamas. 25,859; 430 sq. mi. (1115 sq. km). * * * ▪ island and district, The Bahamas  island, 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 …   Universalium

  • West Grand Bahama — is one of 31 districts of The Bahamas. The district covers the entire western portion of Grand Bahama island, excluding the city of Freeport, which forms its own district. Communities within West Grand Bahama include the settlements of Eight Mile …   Wikipedia

  • West Grand Bahama — es uno de los 31 distritos de Las Bahamas. El distrito cubre toda la parte occidental de la isla Gran Bahama, con exclusión de la ciudad de Freeport, que forma su propio distrito. Comunidades en West Grand Bahama incluir los asentamientos de los… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Grand Bahama — Grand′ Baha′ma n. geg an island in the NW Bahamas. 33,102; 430 sq. mi. (1115 sq. km) …   From formal English to slang

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