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Archipelago

    Caribbean SeaBahamas

    23°43′N 76°05′W

    Exuma

    Part of Lucayan Archipelago

    Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and cays.

    Great Exuma Island & Exumas & Exuma Sound (Bahamas)
    Great Exuma Island & Exumas & Exuma Sound (Bahamas)

    James St. John / CC BY 2.0

    Chart

    556 landforms

    Overview

    Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and cays. The largest of the islands is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and connected to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital and largest town in the district is George Town (population 1,437). It was founded 1793 and located on Great Exuma. Near the town, but on Little Exuma, the Tropic of Cancer runs across Pelican Beach lending it another name: Tropic of Cancer Beach. Its white sand and turquoise waters make it a world-famous destination. The entire island chain is 130 mi (209 km) long and 72 sq mi (187 km²) in area. Great Exuma island has an area of 61 sq mi (158 km²) while Little Exuma has an area of 11 sq mi (29 km²). Between 2000 and 2010, the population of Exuma more than doubled, reflecting the construction of large and small resort properties and the related direct air traffic to Great Exuma from locations as distant as Toronto, Canada. The population in 2010 was 6,928.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands51
    • Islets276
    • Rocks & skerries226

    Major islands

    3

    Minor islands

    51

    • Norman's Cay

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Halls Pond Cay

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Staniel Cay

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Warderick Wells Cay

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Bell Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Sampson Cay

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Pipe Cay

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Pig Beach

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Little Bells Cay

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.98 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Compass Cay

      Area
      0.93 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.8 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Bitter Guana Cay

      Area
      0.76 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • Children's Bay Cay

      Area
      0.68 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Rat Cay

      Area
      0.64 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.63 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.61 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Little Major's Cay

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • O'Brien's Cay

      Area
      0.51 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Wax Cay

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Thomas Cay

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Joe Cay

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Harvey's Cay

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Over Yonder Cay

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Saddle Cay

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Boot Cay

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Square Rock Cay

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Fowl Cay

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Caye Little Hall's Pond

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Kemp Cay

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Fowl Cay

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Gaulin Cay

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Lumber Cay

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • White Bay Cay

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      9 m

    Rocks & skerries

    226

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 54 of 556; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m38 mGreat Exuma35 mGreat Guana Cay27 mBitter Guana Cay26 mBell24 mStaniel Cay24 mSampson Cay24 mCompass Cay24 mLumber Cay22 mBarraterre22 mNorman's Cay22 mLittle Bells Cay22 mWax Cay21 mOver Yonder Cay20 mPig Beach
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Great Exuma: 143 km²Great ExumaGreat Guana Cay: 11.9 km²Great Guana CayBarraterre: 11 km²BarraterreNorman's Cay: 3.3 km²Norman's CayHalls Pond Cay: 1.8 km²Halls Pond CayStaniel Cay: 1.5 km²Staniel CayWarderick Wells Cay: 1.4 km²Warderick Wells C…Unnamed island: 1.4 km²Unnamed islandBell: 1.4 km²BellSampson Cay: 1.3 km²Sampson CayPipe Cay: 1.3 km²Pipe CayPig Beach: 1.1 km²Pig BeachLittle Bells Cay: 1 km²Little Bells CayUnnamed island: 0.98 km²Unnamed islandCompass Cay: 0.93 km²Compass CayUnnamed island: 0.8 km²Unnamed islandBitter Guana Cay: 0.76 km²Bitter Guana CayChildren's Bay Cay: 0.68 km²Children's Bay CayRat Cay: 0.64 km²Rat CayUnnamed island: 0.63 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.61 km²Unnamed islandLittle Major's Cay: 0.53 km²Little Major's CayO'Brien's Cay: 0.51 km²O'Brien's CayWax Cay: 0.44 km²Wax CayThomas Cay: 0.42 km²Thomas CayJoe Cay: 0.4 km²Joe CayUnnamed island: 0.36 km²Unnamed islandHarvey's Cay: 0.34 km²Harvey's CayOver Yonder Cay: 0.3 km²Over Yonder CayUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandSaddle Cay: 0.22 km²Saddle CayUnnamed island: 0.21 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 km²Unnamed islandBoot Cay: 0.2 km²Boot CaySquare Rock Cay: 0.2 km²Square Rock CayUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandFowl Cay: 0.19 km²Fowl CayUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandCaye Little Hall's Pond: 0.17 km²Caye Little Hall'…
    km², log scale
    Great Exuma143 km²
    Great Guana Cay11.9 km²
    Barraterre Island11 km²
    Norman's Cay3.3 km²
    Halls Pond Cay1.8 km²
    Staniel Cay1.5 km²
    Warderick Wells Cay1.4 km²
    Unnamed island1.4 km²
    Bell Island1.4 km²
    Sampson Cay1.3 km²
    Pipe Cay1.3 km²
    Pig Beach1.1 km²
    Little Bells Cay1 km²
    Unnamed island0.98 km²
    Compass Cay0.93 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 km²
    Bitter Guana Cay0.76 km²
    Children's Bay Cay0.68 km²
    Rat Cay0.64 km²
    Unnamed island0.63 km²
    Unnamed island0.61 km²
    Little Major's Cay0.53 km²
    O'Brien's Cay0.51 km²
    Wax Cay0.44 km²
    Thomas Cay0.42 km²
    Joe Cay0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.36 km²
    Harvey's Cay0.34 km²
    Over Yonder Cay0.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Saddle Cay0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Boot Cay0.2 km²
    Square Rock Cay0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Fowl Cay0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Caye Little Hall's Pond0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Kemp Cay0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Fowl Cay0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Gaulin Cay0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Lumber Cay0.1 km²
    White Bay Cay0.1 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs