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    Acklins

    22°27′N 73°58′W

    Acklins is an island and district of the Bahamas.

    iss071e365062 (July 18, 2024) -- Acklins, an island in The Bahamas, was photographed by NASA astronaut Mike Barratt as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above.
    iss071e365062 (July 18, 2024) -- Acklins, an island in The Bahamas, was photographed by NASA astronaut Mike Barratt as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above.

    NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    22°27′N 73°58′W

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    Overview

    Acklins is an island and district of the Bahamas. It is one of a group of islands arranged along a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island (200 km2 or 76 sq mi) in the north and Acklins (310 km2 or 120 sq mi) in the southeast, and the smaller are Long Cay (once known as Fortune Island, (21 km2 or 8 sq mi)) in the northwest, and Castle Island in the south.

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    Also in Lucayan Archipelago

    Also in The Bahamas

    Also in Caribbean

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    Facts

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

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