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ID: 1006282
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1006282

 

Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Andros Island (island)  Andros Island (island)

Coordinates:
Lat: 24 26 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 24.4333  decimal degrees
Long: 077 57 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -77.9500  decimal degrees

Note: Technically an archipelago made of other small islands and cays, Andros Island is located west of New Providence Island, on Great Bahama Bank. It is treated as the nation's largest island and contains several political districts. The chief towns are on the east coast and include Morgan's Bluff, Moxey Town, and Andros Town. The western shore is a long, low, barren area.

Names:
Andros Island (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Bahamas (nation)  ........  Bahamas (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Andros Island (island)  ............  Andros Island (island) (P)

Place Types:
island (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Andros Island..........  [VP Preferred]
..........................  Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 24
..........................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-7
..........................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 13
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 24
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-7
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 13
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 12 March 2014
..........  Getty Vocabulary Program rules

 

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