Sandals Exuma Island

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sandals exuma island

Exuma

$84.44

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, consisting of over 360 islands (or cays). The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma by a small bridge. The capital and largest city in the district is George Town (permanent population 1,000), founded 1793 and located on Great Exuma. The Tropic of Cancer runs across a beach close to the city. The entire island chain is 130 mi (209 km) long and 27 sq. mi (72 km ) in area. Exuma was settled in or around 1783 by American loyalists fleeing the Revolutionary War. The expatriates brought a cotton plantation economy to the islands. George Town was named in honor of George III, to whom the settlers maintained their loyalty. The Exumas are the historic home of the Lucayan Indians, who were wholly enslaved in the 16th century, leaving the islands uninhabited until the 18th century. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 116 Publication Date: 2011/02/19 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches