Bimini Island from space, June 1998

Map of the Bahamas with the Biminis positioned center left (click to enlarge).

The main road through Alice Town is The King's Highway.

Bimini (Bi-mini), meaning, Mother of Many Waters, Bibi (Mother) and Mini (Waters), is a term and name in the Taino Native American Indian language of the Caribbean islands and is the original Pre-Columbian Taino Arawak name for the present day U.S. state of Florida. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (640x640, 83 KB)Bimini Island, Bahama Islands - June 1998 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (640x640, 83 KB)Bimini Island, Bahama Islands - June 1998 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Bf-map_names_NW.png From Image:Bf-map. ... Image File history File links Bf-map_names_NW.png From Image:Bf-map. ... Image File history File linksMetadata The_King's_Highway,_Alice_town. ... Image File history File linksMetadata The_King's_Highway,_Alice_town. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

Bimini (bĭm·ə·nē) is a district of the Bahamas comprised of a chain of islands, the largest islands are: North Bimini and South Bimini. North Bimini is about seven miles (11 km) long and 700 feet (210 m) wide; its main settlement is Alice Town, a collection of shops, restaurants, and bars surrounding a single road known as "The King's Highway." South Bimini houses an airstrip and two hotels, and offers a quiet alternative to the slow bustle of North Bimini. The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere in the Bahamas except New Providence, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government. ... Alice Town (also known as Hatchet Bay) is a town in the Bahamas. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Drawing of a self-service store. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Tourists sit outside a bar in Chiang Mai, Thailand A Depression-era bar in Louisiana. ... An airstrip is a kind of airport that consists only of a runway with perhaps fueling equipment. ... Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ...

Bimini is located about 50 miles (80 km) east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States. Nickname: Nickname: Venice of America Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Broward Established 27 March 1911 Government Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Jim Naugle Area  - City  36. ...

The island is best known for fishing, and the surrounding ocean is considered by many to be one of the world's top fishing spots. Because Bimini is only about 50 miles (80 km) east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, many American anglers go to the island by boat to fish, or to enjoy the local nightlife. Scuba diving and snorkeling are also popular activities, as there are many shipwrecks in the area. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering animals not classifiable as insects which breathe in water or pass their lives in water. ... Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ... A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ... Shipwreck of the SS American Star Shipwreck in the Saugatuck River mouth in Westport, Connecticut A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the...

Bimini became better known to more Americans when Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. spent much of the time during which he was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives (January 1967 to April 1969) in self-imposed exile on Bimini. A rare spoken word album by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ...

Mysteries of Bimini

Bimini is home to several landmarks said to contain mystical properties of abstruse origins. Much of the historical data known of these places is speculative in nature, and experts in various fields have opined across the full spectrum of explanation. The most contentious of these sites is The Bimini Road. The Bimini Road is an underwater stone structure near the Bimini Island. ...

The Bimini Road

The Bimini Road

Main article: Bimini Road

Between 1930 and 1940, American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce stated in a well documented prediction that remnants of the Lost City of Atlantis would be found off the coast of Bimini in 1968 or 1969. In September of 1968, the half-mile of precisely aligned limestone blocks that compose what is now called the "Bimini Road" were discovered offshore of Paradise Point on North Bimini. After ten underwater archeological expeditions beginning in 1974, historian Dr. David Zink is convinced that the stones are megalithic in nature and were placed by humans. Gavin Menzies, author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America, believes they might be the creations of shipwrecked Chinese voyagers. Others say that they are the result of dredging, tidal fluctuations or sea deposits called beach rock. Whether these stones are in fact proof of a lost civilization, the work of stranded sailors or merely a natural geological formation has yet to be determined! Image File history File links BiminiRoadOverhead2. ... Image File history File links BiminiRoadOverhead2. ... The Bimini Road is an underwater stone structure near the Bimini Island. ... Clairvoyance is defined as a form of radio waves). ... Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) (pronounced or like Casey) was an American psychic who claimed to channel answers to questions on subjects such as health, astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis while in trance. ... Atlantis (Greek: , Island of Atlas) is the name of an island first mentioned and described by the classical Greek philosopher Plato in the dialogues Timaeus and Critias. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany Bronze age wedge tomb in the Burren area of Ireland For the record label, see Megalith Records. ... Gavin Menzies Gavin Menzies (b. ... This recently uncovered Chinese map, made in 1763 and claimed by its creator to be based on a 1418 Chinese map, suggests that medieval China had extensive knowledge of the Americas and Antarctica - The Economist, January 12, 2006 The 1421 hypothesis of Chinese contact with the Americas originates from former...

The Fountain of Youth

Facts about Juan Ponce de León and his search for the Fountain of Youth are as elusive as the mythical regenerative spring itself. Whether it was the Arawak or their relatives the Taino Indians who relayed the story to de León is unclear, but both versions of the story claim that the natives spoke of a land called "Beemeenee" where the fountain could be found. Though de León's expedition brought him to Florida, the fountain was rumored to exist within the shallow pools of South Bimini. Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León (c. ... The Fountain of Youth by Lucas Cranach the Elder The Fountain of Youth is a legendary spring that reputedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks of its waters. ... The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. ... The Taíno are the pre-Hispanic Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

The Healing Hole

Found within the salt water mangrove forest that covers four miles of North Bimini is The Healing Hole, a pool that lies at the end of a network of winding tunnels that stretch underground. During outgoing tides, these channels pump cool, mineral-laden fresh water into the pool. Natural lithium and sulfur are two of the minerals said to be contained in these waters, which seem to exhibit curative properties, as people express a sense of mental and physical rejuvenation after their visit. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited The Healing Hole.^{[citation needed]} Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999), for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lithium, Li, 3 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 2, s Appearance silvery white/grey Atomic mass 6. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Atomic mass 32. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

Bimini Facts

• During the period of Prohibition in the United States, Bimini was a favorite haven and supply point for the rum-running trade.

• A 500 lb. Blue Marlin caught off the coast of Bimini inspired Ernest Hemingway to write The Old Man and the Sea and Islands in The Stream.

• The last scene of the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) takes place at the Chalk's airline seaplane ramp on North Bimini.

• Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 was enroute to Bimini when it crashed on December 19, 2005; at least eleven of the passengers were Bimini residents.

• The 1921 Ted Lewis Song "Bimini Bay" is about the island of Bimini and its 1920s night life.

• On January 13, 2006 one of the most famous bars in Bimini, The Compleat Angler burned to the ground in a raging fire. The bar is best remembered for the photographs of Ernest Hemingway that once lined its walls; these photos were lost in the fire.

• In May of 1987 Colorado Senator Gary Hart's presidential bid was derailed after media reports exposed an affair with model Donna Rice. Photos taken of the Senator on an overnight trip to Bimini on the yacht "Monkey Business" fed the media frenzy. An intimate photo of Rice sitting on the lap of Hart on one of Bimini's docks was the nail in the coffin for Hart's campaign for the presidency.

• In the Billy Squier holiday song Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You" Bimini is referenced in the line that sings "Santa guides his reindeer through the dark / from rooftop to chimney, from Harlem to Bimini."

• The wreck of the SS Sapona is a popular area for scuba diving and snorkeling. The Sapona ran aground in the 1926 during a hurricane. The top of the ship is exposed to the air while the bottom half is submerged. [1]

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References

• Cayce, Edgar Evans. Edgar Cayce on Atlantis, Warner Books, 1988. ISBN 0-446-35102-4

• Menzies, Gavin. 1421: The Year China Discovered America, Harper Perennial; 1st Perenn Edition, 2004. ISBN 0-06-054094-X

• Zink, Dr. David. The Stones of Atlantis, Prentice Hall Trade, 1978. ISBN 0-13-846923-7

External links

• Bimini Biological Field Station - Photo Album
• One Man's Vacation in Bimini
• A Bimini travel story
• Bimini Police Royal Bahamas Police
• Bimini Museum

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