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Place Name
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Andros
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Population
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8,177 (1990)
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Location
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Bahamas, The, Caribbean
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Latitude
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24°35'N
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Longitude
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78°00'W
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Andros
, island (
2,300 sq mi/5,957 sq km; 1990
pop. 8,177), 30 mi/48 km SW of New Providence
Isl., W Bahamas; 24°35'N 78°00'W. Considered to be one isl., it is
actually a tightly grouped archipelago intersected by narrow, navigable
channels. It possesses the largest land mass of the Bahamas and the
only river in the country, the 15 mi/24 km
Goose R. The isls. are largely wooded, and pine forests, creeks, and
mangrove swamps predominate. Agr. (fruits, vegetables); timber. Most of
the pop. lives in small settlements (includes Nicholl's Town, Kemp's
Bay, and Andros Town) along the E coast. Called Espiritu Santo by the
Spaniards, it was permanently settled in 1787.
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