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    Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of The Bahamas, with the town of West End located 56 nautical miles (64 mi; 104 km) east of Palm Beach...
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    The Bahamas (redirect from Bahama)
    from the Lucayan name Bahama ('large upper middle island'), used by the indigenous Taíno people for the island of Grand Bahama. Tourist guides often state...
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  • Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is an international airport in Freeport, The Bahamas. It was privately owned until the...
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    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...
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    island of Grand Bahama of the northwest part of The Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted...
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    September 1, and a day later hit Grand Bahama Island at the same category. The hurricane then stalled over Grand Bahama for another day, finally pulling...
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    The Bahama Archipelago, also known as the Lucayan Archipelago, is an archipelago comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory...
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    Atlantic hurricane ever recorded at landfall. Dorian went on to strike Grand Bahama at similar intensity, stalling just north of the territory with unrelenting...
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    caused one death and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, mostly on Grand Bahama. Overall, at least 52 deaths were reported and damage totaled to $26...
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    Mexico, Roatan in Honduras, and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Grand Bahama Shipyard is a ship maintenance facility located in Freeport, the Bahamas...
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  • crane at a ship yard near Grand Bahama International Airport. Munroe and the other passengers were heading to Grand Bahama for a conference. Born Myles...
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    Grand Bahama Port Authority ( GBPA or "Port Authority") is a privately held corporation that also acts as the municipal authority for Freeport, Grand...
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    Central Eleuthera East Grand Bahama Exuma Long Island North Abaco North Andros South Abaco South Andros South Eleuthera West Grand Bahama As of the 1999 updates...
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    own passenger terminal and full service maintenance facility at the Grand Bahama International Airport. Western Air's uniformed fleet of EMB145 50-seater...
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    Adelaide Village and Gambier Village), along with other islands such as Grand Bahama, Exuma, Abaco and Inagua. In addition, slaves freed from American ships...
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    applied in referring to either the Great Bahama Bank around Andros Island, or the Little Bahama Bank of Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco, which are the...
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    East Grand Bahama is a district of The Bahamas, situated on the eastern part of the island of Grand Bahama, with a population collectively of 11,411 people...
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  • Hunter is a town in West Grand Bahama in The Bahamas. It is southwest of the islands' largest city, Freeport City. Commonwealth of the Bahamas website[not...
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    10, 2012. Royster, Amy (December 4, 2005). "Wilma's Waves Devastate Grand Bahama Communities". Palm Beach Post.(subscription required) "Hurricane Wilma...
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    Category 3 hurricane and passing over the islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas on September 25. Jeanne made landfall later in the day...
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  • The Bahama nuthatch (Sitta insularis) is a nuthatch species endemic to the pineyards of Grand Bahama island in the Bahamas. It may be extinct as of 2019...
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    is found on many Caribbean islands and territories, including Cuba, Grand Bahama, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Îles des Saintes, Jamaica, Martinique...
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    September 10 as the outer bands of the system produced tornadic activity on Grand Bahama and Bimini. Damage and losses across The Bahamas amounted to $135 million...
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  • The Grand Bahama Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas from 1966 to 1973. It attracted...
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    nonprofit animal rescues accept potcake puppies. The Humane Society of Grand Bahama, located in Freeport, ships them to Florida on ferries. The canine charity...
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  • Grand Bahama Aux AF Airport (ICAO: MYGM) is a public use airport located 9 nm east of Grand Bahama, the Bahamas. With the permission and cooperation of...
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    initially operated 2-day round-trip cruises to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. After Grand Bahama was devastated by Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the ship was...
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  • spirit.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018. "Spirit Airlines Pulls Out of Grand Bahama". www.bhahotels.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019....
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  • as the local pageant in the Bahamas, "Miss Grand Bahama", established in 1970, which the name "Grand Bahama" refer to the third largest island in the northernmost...
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    Cay Gold Ring Cay Goole Cay Gorda Cay (Castaway Cay) Goulding Cay Grand Bahama Grand Cay(s) Great Cistern Cay Great Exuma Island Great Guana Cay Great...
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