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Encyclopedia > Egg Island, Bahamas

Egg Island is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas. The island has become home to chickens owned by residents of other nearby islands who travel here to collect the eggs. Hence the name, Egg Island.


The island has a crescent shaped beach that is protected by a reef that protects the entire beach. The water behind the reef is generally less than 6 feet deep making it a good place to swim or watch the sea life. Since the water is so shallow and well protected, it tends to be warmer then the surrounding sea.


Egg Island gained some fame in the 1980s when some suggested that this was the place where Columbus first landed in the New World. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Christopher Columbus (ca. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ...


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Egg Island, Bahamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (158 words)
Egg Island is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas.
The island has a crescent shaped beach that is protected by a reef that protects the entire beach.
Egg Island gained some fame in the 1980s when some suggested that this was the place where Columbus first landed in the New World.
Guanahani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (868 words)
Guanahani is one of the islands of the Lucayan archipelago in the Bahamas, but the exact island is a matter of some debate.
The island was in fact known as Watling Island before 1925, and was renamed when some theorists argued that it was Guanahani.
One of the defenders of Cat Island was the Canadian explorer Alexander Mackenzie.
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