Facts about the Bahamas | People 15. The Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the America, however, the country is largely dependent on tourism. Most people work in the services and tourism sectors in the Bahamas with about half of the Bahamians being employed in tourism. 16. The Ba...
In the Bermuda Triangle lies the AUCTEC, or the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, of the United States Government. It is situated on Andros Island, Bahamas. Here, the US Navy tests its new submarines, sonars and other weapons. However, many say it is a secret facility and not...
or many hundreds of times that of theMississippi River. As it turns north between Florida and the Bahamas, the Florida Current flows at a depth of some 2,600 feet (790 metres) and then follows thecontinental slopebeyond the edge of the shelf. Velocities gradually decrease to about one knot...
Before his appointment as Royal Governor of The Bahamas in 1717, Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer. In 1707, his support was sought to lead a privateering voyage against the Spanish, with whom the British were at war. Captain Rogers led an expedition, and in the ensuin...
Up and running, we taxied away to a takeoff position and from there into the air and set the track to Saldanha Airport. The route took us over Atlantis towards Yzerfontein, up the coast keeping clear of the national park and over the harbour to join the pattern. All pretty simple stuff ...
Another thing linked to the Atlantic story is the submerged rock formation, the Bimini Road, found off Bimini Island in the Bahamas, which, per some definitions, comes inside the Triangle. Some believe that this rock formation is a road to the city, a wall, or another supernatural structure...