Bahamas /Berry Island

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Dear to the hearts of sailors, yachtsmen and fishermen, southeast of the Biminis, is a cluster of 30 islands and close to 100 cays known as The Berry Islands. Decked with green and fringed with drifts of sand, here you can find a multitude of magical harbours and swim-ashore beaches. With a land mass totalling only about a dozen square miles, these cays rest on the eastern edge of the Great Bahama Bank, starting with Great Stirrup Cay and extending to Chub Cay in the south; the largest of them is Great Harbour Cay at 3,800 acres.

These largely uninhabited islands offer spectacular diving and snorkeling and are known for championship sportsfishing, second only to the Biminis. It is a big cruising and angling area and record catches have been made of mackerel, blue and white marlin and sailfish. Bonefish, crawfish and conch are plentiful, but people are scarce.

The islands' main attraction are their seclusion and privacy and they have a reputation as a holiday retreat. A good number of the cays like Fraser's Hog Cay and Bonds Cay, suitable for stock raising and agriculture, are privately owned. There are more millionaires here per square mile than most places on earth. Whale Cay was once the site of an extensive coconut and sisal plantation.