The Bahamas is a chain of around 700 islands and cays in the Atlantic, just south-east of Florida, surrounded by some of the clearest water on Earth. Our Bahamas puzzles show the shallows of the Exumas, a pink sand beach and the colonial buildings of Nassau.
Cays and Shallows of Exuma
Turquoise Beach in the Exumas
Pink Colonial Buildings, Nassau
Pink Sand Beach, Harbour Island
Swimming Pigs in the Exumas
The islands sit on shallow limestone banks, which give the sea its many shades of turquoise; the name Bahamas is often said to come from the Spanish baja mar, meaning shallow sea. In the Exuma Cays, a group of pigs famously swims out to meet visiting boats.
On Harbour Island, the sand has a soft pink colour, made by tiny red-shelled sea creatures mixed with coral sand. In Nassau, the capital, pink government buildings from the colonial era stand near the harbour.
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