Exotic Andros Islands, Bahamas

Andros Island is the maximal island of the state and the ordinal maximal island in the West Indies at roughly 2300 square miles (6,000 km²) in area and 104 miles (167 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide at its widest point. It is actually imperturbable of three major islands: North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and South Andros. The island has the world's third maximal barrier reef, which is over 140 miles (230 km) long. It is affectionately known by Bahamians as the \"Big Yard\".

The island's chromatic holes are water filled explore systems. They attract explore divers from all over the concern to club sites such as 'Stargate', 'The Guardian' and 'Little Frenchman'. There are chromatic holes in the ocean and inland. Two of the midland chromatic holes on Andros include Charlie's Blue Hole, reputedly first explored by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and the larger Church's Blue Hole and Guardian Blue Hole.

Cave diving is dangerous. Divers order training before incoming any explore grouping and should be accompanied by a guide.

Unlike most of the state islands, Andros's interior has been mostly free of commercial development for the tourism industry, preserving much of its natural beauty. Current state tourism efforts refer to it as the least-explored island in the chain. There are currently efforts being made by the Bahamas National Trust and the Nature Conservancy to establish a domestic park on the island.

There are few hotels and resorts on the island. However Andros, famous for its bonefishing, is home to many lodges which cater to the sport.

The island is filled with uncolored beauty. It has the second largest obstruction reef in the Northern Hemisphere and the third largest in the world, at 140 miles (225 km) long, and has a modify off of over 6,000 feet (1.8 km). The water above the reef averages twelve feet (4 m) deep.

There are more than forty conservativist miles (104 km²) of subtropical forest area and the swamp realty that is colonised by more than 50 species of orchids. Andros is actually made up of three assorted major islands (North Andros, Mangrove Cay and South Andros Island) and hundreds of cays adjoined by these mangrove estuaries and tidal swamp lands. Two cardinal assorted types of birds are native to the island.

Andros Island draws thousands of visitors every year. Anglers become from every over the concern to seek there. It is said to be \"the malacopterygian capital of the world\". Divers become to explore the blue holes and reefs. Andros Island is next to the Tongue of the Ocean, a deep oceanic trench and is famous for its wall diving.