New Providence (Bahamas)

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New Providence
New Providence satellite image
New Providence satellite image
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Bahamas
Geographical location 25 ° 2 ′  N , 77 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 2 ′  N , 77 ° 24 ′  W
New Providence (Bahamas) (Bahamas)
New Providence (Bahamas)
length 30.4 km
width 10.8 km
surface 207 km²
Highest elevation Bennet's Hill
37  m
Residents 248,948 (2010)
1203 inhabitants / km²
main place Nassau

New Providence ( Engl. New Providence ) is the most populous island of the Bahamas and is located in the North Atlantic between the far larger but sparsely populated islands of Andros in the southwest and Eleuthera in the northeast. Nassau , the capital of the Bahamas, is located on New Providence .

geography

The island, to which from an administrative point of view also the immediately northeast upstream Paradise Island is counted, has an area of ​​207 km². Of the 353,658 inhabitants of the Bahamas in 2010, 70.4% lived on New Providence, which corresponds to 248,948 inhabitants, although the island only makes up 1.5% of the island group's land mass. Other settlements besides Nassau, which now covers the eastern third of the island, are Grants Town, Bain Town, Fox Hill, Adelaide, Yamacraw, South Beach, Coral Harbor, Lyford Cay, Paradise Island , Sea Breeze, Centerville, The Grove (south) , The Grove (West Bay), Cable Beach, Delaporte, Gambier and Love Beach. The highest point on the island is Bennet's Hill .

Topographic maps

New Providence West 1962 25k topo map G 4982 N4 25 1962- Sheet1.jpg
New Providence East 1962 25k topo map G 4982 N4 25 1962- Sheet2.jpg


Map sheets 1: 25,000 (1962)

history

In the 17th century, the island was home to pirates who went on their raids from here. 2000 men lived in the harbor and in the wooden buildings on land, there were no laws. The island was so well fortified that it protected its inhabitants from pursuers; Sufficient food could be obtained from the hinterland . During the American Revolutionary War , New Providence was the site of the Continental Marines' first overseas mission in 1776 .

economy

New Providence is the headquarters of over 400 banks and trust companies .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ statistics.bahamas.gov.bs: Percentage Distribution of Population by Island: 2000 and 2010 Censuses , accessed on March 30, 2015 (PDF)
  2. ↑ ebahamas.gov.bs: NEW PROVIDENCE - Government - Details , accessed May 12, 2012