Author: James Gavin

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Indo-Pacific subspecies. The hawksbill’s appearance is similar to that of other marine turtles. In…

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Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The name is derived from the Greek name ἰβίσκος (ibískos) which Pedanius Dioscorides gave to Althaea officinalis (c.40–90 AD). The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions…

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Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental and in English, one of the names is it is given is Royal Poinciana (or Flame Tree). During the…

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The Bahamian sponge industry appears to have been started by a Frenchman, Gustave Renouard, who was shipwrecked in the Bahamas in 1841 and who began dispatching sponges to Paris as soon as he had recovered from the ordeal. Two years later, the sun-scorched scattering of British islands exported 132 bales…

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The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) is one of the large number of perciform fishes in the family Serranidae commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies. The Bahamas have the largest population of Nassau groupers in the Caribbean.…

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There are earlier types of this card (1930s-1940s) which are very similar. Earlier types show The City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, N.P. where Type 1 versions show  The City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. This type has no card number in the bottom left. Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: J Salmon…

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North Andros is the largest district (in area) in the Bahamas. It has some of the largest settlements on Andros Island and many churches as well. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Andros Yacht Club

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Andros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. The land area of Andros consists of hundreds of small islets and cays connected by mangrove estuaries and tidal swamplands, together with three major islands. Andros Island is surrounded by thousands of square kilometres of fishable…

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Cunard Line was established by Samuel Cunard in 1879 as the Cunard Steamship Company. In the late 1920s, Cunard faced new competition when the Germans, Italians and French built large prestige liners.  In 1934, the British Government offered Cunard loans to finish Queen Mary and to build a second ship,…

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