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Show Bahama Islands The Bahamas are a group of 3.000 islands, mostly reefs, of which only :() are Inhabited. The principal Islands J are: New Providence, population 13.- r!f4 : Obaco. population 4,-Kn ; ;rPnt j Bahama. 1.S24; Andros, 7.54.'i, and Harbor island. The total area is 4.-10,'Ui 4.-10,'Ui square miles, and the highest point Is over 410 feet above ,e; level. The principal city is Nassau, which Is situated on New Providence, and Is a fashionable health resort. The mean temperature in the hot nonths is 8 1 degrees Fahrenheit, and in the cold months 0i degrees Fahrenheit. There are heavy rains from May to October end the rainfall in one year was 03.32. |