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Place Name
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Abaco and Cays
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Place Status (Type)
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island group
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Population
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10,003 (1990)
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Location
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Bahamas, The, Caribbean
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Latitude
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26°28'N
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Longitude
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77°05'W
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Abaco and Cays
, island group (
c.780 sq mi/2,020 sq km; 1990
pop. 10,003), most N of the Bahamas; 26°28'N 77°05'W. It includes
Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and the surrounding cays. The
low isls., composed mainly of coral limestone, have native pine
forests. Fishing, citrus, and vegetable production. Great Abaco was
settled by Loyalists from N.Y. city in 1783.
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