A view from the beach at Half Moon Cay

Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas (also known as Half Moon Cay), is one of about 700 islands that make up the archipelago of the Bahamas. It is located roughly between Eleuthera and Cat Island. It is a private island, owned wholly by Holland America Lines. It is usually a one-day stop (port of call) on most Holland America Caribbean cruises. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... New Providence Island and Eleuthera Island from space, April 1997 Eleuthera is an island in the Bahamas, lying 50 miles (80 km) east of Nassau. ... Cat Island may refer to: Cat Island, Bahamas Cat Island is a island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on...

It is about a hundred miles southeast of Nassau, and was once a refuge for pirates. Holland America purchased the island in 1997, and has developed only 45 acres of the 2,400 acre island, with the goal of maintaining as much habitat as possible for wildlife. The island is also a significant nesting area for waterfowl. Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ...

Activities include swimming, sunning, scuba diving, jet-skiing, and snorkeling. Deep-sea fishing, parasailing, glass-bottom boat rides, and nature walks also are available. A variety of water toys are available for rent, including Hobie catamarans, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfing sailboards and kayaks. There are also volleyball and basketball courts, horseshoes and shuffleboard, a fitness trail with exercise stations, and nature trails for hiking. A breaststroke swimmer Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ... Sunning is the historical name for the English village of Sonning on the River Thames, derived from the Viking name Sunna. ... Scuba divers. ... Jet ski is the brand name of Kawasaki Heavy Industries personal water craft. ... A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ...   Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a recreational activity where a person (two people may also ride at the same time) is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute. ... Two Hobie catamarans, showing the typical Hobie raised platform joining the two hulls, and tall mast. ... Several kinds of things are named sunfish (or sun-fish): A brand of sailboat Various fishes: Marine fishes: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) Opah (family Lampridae; two species) The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes) The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes) The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), a ray... Kayak is also the name of a Dutch progressive rock band. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams, separated by a high net, hit a ball back and forth over the net between the teams. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Horseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two stakes. ... It has been suggested that Table Shuffleboard be merged into this article or section. ...

The island's coordinates are 24°33′N 75°59′W.

External links

• Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
• Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
• Map of the Bahamas Island Chain