The seven hundred islands of the Bahamas sit fifty miles off the coast of Florida and stretch for 500 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the Bahamas is approximately 250,000.

One of only three pure coral atolls in the north Atlantic Ocean.

Considered part of Bahamas outer islands. Crooked Island, Long Cay and Acklins surround the shallow waters of the Bight of Acklins.