Geography of The Bahamas
- The Bahamas is...
- an archipelago
- a country
- an island country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands
- a nation state
- a Commonwealth Realm
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (off the East Coast of the United States, southeast of Florida)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of the Bahamas
- High: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m (207 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 3,542 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of the Bahamas: 330,549(2007) - 177th most populous country
- Area of the Bahamas: 13,878 square kilometres (5,358 sq mi) - 160th largest country
- Maps of the Bahamas
- Atlas of the Bahamas
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