Map of the Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Bahamas is located in Caribbean. Below you can see where the Bahamas sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Nassau.
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Administrative divisions of the Bahamas
The Bahamas is divided into 30 districts.
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- Acklins
- Berry Islands
- Bimini
- Black Point
- Cat Island
- Central Abaco
- Central Andros
- Central Eleuthera
- City of Freeport
- Crooked Island and Long Cay
- East Grand Bahama
- Exuma
- Harbour Island
- Inagua
- Long Island
- Mangrove Cay
- Mayaguana
- Moore's Island
- New Providence
- North Abaco
- North Andros
- North Eleuthera
- Ragged Island
- Rum Cay
- San Salvador
- South Abaco
- South Andros
- South Eleuthera
- Spanish Wells
- West Grand Bahama
Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.
Where is the Bahamas?
The Bahamas lies in Caribbean. Its geographic centre is at about 25.03° N, 77.40° W, and the capital, Nassau, is at 25.08° N, 77.34° W.
With 13,880 km², it is the 26th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 235 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).
The Bahamas lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
As an island nation, the Bahamas has no land borders. See all island countries.
Geography of the Bahamas
- Continent
- Americas
- Region
- Caribbean
- Area
- 13,880 km²
- Geographic centre
- 25.03° N, 77.40° W
- Capital (Nassau)
- 25.08° N, 77.34° W
- Size rank in the Americas
- 26 of 35
- Highest point
- Mount Alvernia (63 m)
- Land borders
- None (island / coastal)