Berry Islands

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Population:	~700
Area (km². ):	78

The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about thirty square miles (78 km²) of the north western part of the Out Islands. |||}The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere in The Bahamas except New Providence, whose affairs are handled directly by the central The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The Out Islands is a name given to the islands that make up the Bahamas with the exception of New Providence Island and Grand Bahama Island The Berry islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred to as "The Fish Bowl of the Bahamas" They have a population of only about seven hundred, most of which are on Great Harbour Cay. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Great Harbour Cay (pronounced "key" or "quay" ˈkiː is the major island in the north Berry Islands. The islands were settled in 1836 by Governor Colebrook and a group of freed slaves. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another

One of three horseshoe beaches on the island

Attractions

The Berry islands have become a huge vacation spot for people from all over the world. Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of During the winter season the islands are packed with out-of-town guests and second home residents. Due to seasonal residents, the Berry islands can say that they have more resident millionaires per unit area than any other place in the world. Many wealthy residents own one of the many cays.

The main attraction is big game fishing. Big-game fishing, often referred to as offshore sportfishing, offshore gamefishing, or blue-water fishing is a form of recreational Fishing, Anglers and Captains such as Habana Joe come from all over to fish in the islands. Angling is a method of Fishing by means of an "angle" ( hook) Some of the fish that can be found there are Billfish, Tuna, Grouper, Tiger fish, Yellowtail Snapper, Wahoo, King mackerel, and many more. Tuna, are several Species of ocean-dwelling Fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. For other meanings see Grouper (disambiguation. Groupers are Fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of Tigerfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of Fish, usually on account of their colouration or otherwise fearsome appearance wahoo ( Acanthocybium solandri) is a dark blue scombrid Fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas The king mackerel ( Scomberomorus cavalla) is a migratory species of Mackerel that lives its entire life in the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean In May, Great Harbour Cay is packed with visitors and fishing captains such as Habana Joe who come there for the annual fishing tournament. A tournament (IPA) is a Competition involving a relatively large number of competitors all participating in a Sport or Game. There are also great spots for snorkelling and scuba diving. Snorkeling ( British spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of Swimming at the surface of a body of water while equipped with a Diving mask, a Scuba diving is swimming underwater, or taking part in another activity while using a Scuba set.

Islands

Little Stirrup Cay is leased by Royal Caribbean International, which calls it Coco Cay, and acts as a private island for tropical activities engaged in by visitors on its cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises labels. Little Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, is one of the Berry Islands, a collection of cays and small islands Royal Caribbean International () is a Norwegian / American Cruise line company based in Miami Florida. Celebrity Cruises is a Cruise line founded in 1989 by the Greek Chandris Group. Great Stirrup Cay is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line and is used for similar purposes. Great Stirrup Cay is a small island that is part of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL is a company operating Cruise ships headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Great Harbour Cay is the most northern and the largest of the Berry Islands. Great Harbour Cay (pronounced "key" or "quay" ˈkiː is the major island in the north Berry Islands. It is eight miles (13 km) long and one and a half miles (2. 4 km) wide. The largest port of the Berries is on Great Harbour Cay. Chub Cay is the second largest island in the chain and is known an "the bill fish capital of the Bahamas. "