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Lucayan Archipelago

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The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group in the North Atlantic Ocean comprising the sovereign nation of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. It lies in the Caribbean region, stretching from southeast of Florida to northern Hispaniola, and consists of about 740 islands and 2,400 cays, of which only 38 are inhabited. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Lucayan Archipelago (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the sovereign nation of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.
  • In Discipline: Oceanography, Lead paragraph
    The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the sovereign nation of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean
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Wikidata: Lucayan Archipelago
Wikidata Q5363289, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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