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Bahamas at a glance

Bahamas is a country in Caribbean; its capital is Nassau. People mainly speak English. The currency is the Bahamian Dollar (BSD). VoyaKin maps 46 places to see here.

Hundreds of islands, clear shallow water and slow island days.

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Capital
Nassau
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English
Currency
Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
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Places to see in Bahamas

12 of the 46 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Nassau

    Nassau

    City · New Providence

    Nassau is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which has a population of 296,522, 74.26% of the country's total population. Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Der-wuppertaler (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • New Providence

    New Providence

    Island · New Providence

    New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas. On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census, and a population of 292,522 at the 2022 census.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

  • Eleuthera

    Eleuthera

    Island

    Eleuthera, locally known as Lutra, refers both to a single island in the archipelagic state of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and to its associated group of smaller islands. Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. The island of Eleuthera incorporates the smaller Harbour Island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Trish Hartmann from Tampa, Florida, USA (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Freeport

    Freeport

    City · Freeport

    Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama in the northwest part of The Bahamas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jon Worth (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Grand Bahama

    Grand Bahama

    Island

    Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: James St. John (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Long Island

    Long Island

    Island

    Long Island is an island in The Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas. Its capital is Clarence Town. The population of Long Island is 3,094 inhabitants.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ton Engwirda (CC BY-SA 3.0 nl). Map

  • Pig Beach

    Pig Beach

    Island · Exuma

    Pig Beach located on Big Major Cay is a beach on an uninhabited island located in Exuma, the Bahamas. The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of wild boars who live on the island. It has become a tourist attraction in modern times.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: cdorobek (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Harbour Island

    Harbour Island

    Island · Harbour Island

    Harbour Island is an island and administrative district in the Bahamas located off the northeast coast of Eleuthera Island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Larry Deack (Public domain). Map

  • Marsh Harbour

    Marsh Harbour

    Town · Central Abaco

    Marsh Harbour is a town in Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 6,283 as of 2012.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 3.0 cz). Map

  • Dean's Blue Hole

    Dean's Blue Hole

    Lake

    Dean's Blue Hole is a blue hole located in Long Island, Bahamas in a bay located west of Clarence Town.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Igor Liberti (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Mount Alvernia

    Mount Alvernia

    Mountain · Cat Island

    Mount Alvernia is located on Cat Island in The Bahamas and is the highest point in the country at 63 metres (207 ft) above sea level. The mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Shane.torgerson (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Alice Town

    Alice Town

    Town · Bimini

    Alice Town is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on North Bimini island and the population is 300 as of the 2010 census.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pietro (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Caribbean: Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Barbados · Anguilla · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · British Virgin Islands · Caribbean Netherlands

Last updated November 9, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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