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Grand Bahama

American  

noun

  1. an island in the NW Bahamas. 430 sq. mi. (1,115 sq. km).


Grand Bahama British  

noun

  1. an island in the Atlantic, in the W Bahamas. Pop: 46 994 (2000). Area: 1114 sq km (430 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Heidi Ernst told The Gazette that she was climbing into her boat following a June 7 dive by Grand Bahama Island when a shark grabbed ahold of her left leg and shook its head.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Anchored a mile from Grand Bahama, this was the hydrolab - NOAA's first undersea research habitat.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

When Hurricane Dorian ripped through the archipelago it destroyed 73 percent of the mangrove trees on Grand Bahama Island, one of the country’s main islands.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

It’s in McLean’s Town, Grand Bahama Island, not far from the ruins of an old church made with crushed conch shells that succumbed to time and storms.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Grand Bahama 66 m., with an area of 430 sq. m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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