Lucayan Archipelago

Lucayan Archipelago
Lucayan Archipel (Haitian Creole)
—  Region of the West Indies  —
Location within the Caribbean
Region Caribbean
Island States
Area
 • Total 14,308 km2 (5,524 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 367,536
 • Density 24.6/km2 (63.7/sq mi)
Demonym Bahamian, Turks Islander, Caicos Islander
Time zone AST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC−4)

The Lucayan Archipelago, as defined by Julian Granberry, consists of the islands of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and of the Turks and Caicos Islands (a British Overseas Territory).[1] The archipelago is located in the western North Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and north of the Greater Antilles.

However, William Keegan states that the Bahama archipelago (the Bahama Islands in a generic sense) includes the territories of both the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, adding: "Modern political considerations aside, the islands form a single archipelago with common geological, ecological, and cultural roots.".[2] As the Lucayan Archipelago does not have Caribbean coastline, it is located in the West Indies and not the Caribbean.

Contents

Proposed federation

The leaders of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands discussed the possibility of forming a federation in 2010.[3]

Countries

Country with flag Area
(km²)		 Population
(1 July 2005 est.)		 Population density
(per km²)		 Capital
The Bahamas &1000000000001387800000013,878 &10000000000353658000000353,658 23.27 Nassau
Turks and Caicos &10000000000000430000000430 &1000000000004481900000044,819 88 Cockburn Town
Total &1000000000001430800000014,308 km2 &10000000000398477000000398,477 24.6 per km2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Granberry
  2. ^ Keegan:20, 183
  3. ^ Tyson, Vivian. Bahamas wants federation talks with TCI. Turks and Caicos Sun, 2010.

References


Sovereign states
Dependencies and
other territories