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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION. -------------------- THESE ISLANDS ARE THE MOST NORTHERLY GROUP OF CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND ARE SITUATED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE ENCLOSED CARIBBEAN SEA. THE BAHAMAS ARE MADE UP OF ABOUT 700 ISLANDS, MOST OF WHICH ARE LONG AND NARROW, THEIR MAIN FEATURE BEING THE SEA. THEY ARE MADE UP OF FLATTENED PEAKS OF MOUNTAINS RISING OUT OF THE ATLANTIC, WITH THE HIGHEST BEING MOUNT ALVERNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 63M. EACH ISLAND RISE FROM THE EAST TO A LOW RIDGE BEYOND WHICH BEAUTIFUL LAGOONS AND MANGROVES SWAMPS ARE LOCATED. THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS ARE MARKED BY THEIR PLENTIFUL CORAL REEFS AND SANDY BEACHES. THE BAHAMAS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO OCEANIC FEATURES, THE LITTLE BAHAMA BANK AND THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK.
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