Andros
As the largest and least-explored island in The Islands Of The Bahamas, Andros offers a wide variety of activities for just about everyone. Known as “The Bonefishing Capital of the World,” it is flat (except for the east coast) and marked by numerous inlets and inland lakes teeming with fish. The landscape includes extensive virgin pine, palm and mahogany forests, scrub and mangrove swamps with large colonies of seabirds. Much of the island is covered with palm savannas, primeval forest and huge mangrove wetlands making it a bird-watchers paradise. However, it is the underwater life that really makes Andros unique; it has the world’s third largest reef running along its east coast for 167 miles (269km). The colourful assortment of fish life just beneath the surface and the blue holes and canyons which plunge down as deep as 200ft (61m) make this a truly spectacular place to explore whether you dive, snorkel or fish. Miles of glistening pink and white sand beaches, serene colonial villages and rolling acres of pineapple plantations make Eleuthera Island an island of the most casual sophistication.
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Andros Attractions
Andros Lighthouse
Androsia Batik Factory and Outlet Store
Central Andros Sites
Marguerite Sisal Factory
North Andros Sites
Mariner’s Well
Native Colony Ruins
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Star Gate Blue Hole
Voice of Deliverance Church
South Andros Public Library
Barrier Reef And Tongue Of The Ocean
Captain Bill’s Blue Hole
Mariner’s Well
Star Gate Blue Hole
The Bights
Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole
South Andros Museum
Central Andros National Parks
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