Bimini
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States. It is about 137 miles (209 km) west-northwest of Nassau. There are about 1600 people on the chain of islands.[1] The capital is Alice Town. South Bimini Airport is on South Bimini island. The ocean around the islands is said to be one of the world's top big-game fishing spots.[2]
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.svg) The Bahamas with Bimini highlighted on the west side | |
| Coordinates: 25°44′N 79°15′W / 25.733°N 79.250°WCoordinates: 25°44′N 79°15′W / 25.733°N 79.250°W | |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Capital | Alice Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,988 |
| • Density | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) |
| Parliamentary representation | 1 House seat, shared with West End as a single parliamentary constituency |
| Local government | 1 council; 0 townships |
Bimini is home to several unique and threatened species. The Bimini Boa[3] is the largest of the reptiles on Bimini. The Bimini Ameiva is a very common, fast moving lizard on the island. The Smalltooth sawfish is one of the rarest fish in the world.[4] The spiny dogfish also can be found on Bimini.
Ernest Hemingway lived on Bimini from 1935 to 1937.
Bimini Media
- TheKing'sHighway,Alicetown
Bimini Island from space, June 1998
Largest of the Bimini islands in the Bahamas. The dark blue water is the deep ocean and the lighter area is the shallow water of the Great Bahama Bank. Image acquired from space in 1984.
References
- ↑ ""The Bahamian" Reference Page". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ Pinder, Macushla N. "Bimini Landmark Destroyed" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Jones Bahamas, January 14, 2006.
- ↑ Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians of the World - I. The Bimini Boa, Epicrates striatus fosteri
- ↑ "Reptiles of Bimini". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
