Little Inagua

Little Inagua is a small remote island in The Bahamas.

Landscape: Little Inagua and Great Inagua are shrub and cacti covered islands that receive few tourists. There are few beaches but the island has the most flamingos in the western hemisphere. Little Inagua is uninhabited. Wild horses and burrows outnumber humans on the island. Little Inagua is populated by wild donkeys, rare heron, ducks, goats and flamingos.

Population: 969 Bahamians (2000 Census)

Language: English Geography: 325 miles from Nassau and just above Cuba by 50 miles.

Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time

Currency: The legal tender is the Bahamian dollar (B$1), which is equivalent in value to the US dollar. Both US and Bahamian dollars are accepted interchangeably throughout the islands.

Economy: Great Inagua is the home of Morton Salt Works the second-largest solar saline plant in North America with 34,000 acres.

Nationality: Bahamian

Entry Requirements: Passports required.

Driving: Bahamian's drive on the left side of the road

Internet: none

Electricity: 120/240 volts, suitable for all US appliances. Medical: There is a medical clinic on the island by Cartwright. Hence her reason for buying on this island.

Airports: Matthew Town Airport Take Bahamasair from Nassau.

Area (Sq Miles) of Great Inagua: 596 sq miles Area (Sq Miles) of Little Inagua: 49 sq miles Great Iguana Nation Park: Created in 1965 this 287 square mile Inagua National Park protects a breeding colony of over 50,000 (or 80,000 according to Island Pages) West Indian Flamingos, one of the largest in this hemisphere. This park covers about 50% of the island. Airport: Matthew Town on Great Inagua.

Festivals:

   * Inagua Saltyfest (August)

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