South Eleuthera
The landscape around South Eleuthera is low-lying limestone terrain between the Atlantic Ocean and Exuma Sound, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. This is the southern reach of Eleuthera, a long, narrow Bahamian island where settlement follows a coast cut by coves and sheltered waters. Cape Eleuthera forms the island’s southern peninsula, and South Eleuthera Airport links this area with the rest of the Bahamas. The island’s history is tied to the Eleutheran Adventurers, English Puritans who established a colony on Eleuthera in 1648. Small communities, coastal roads and a close connection to the sea give South Eleuthera a dispersed character, far removed from Nassau’s urban scale.
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South Eleuthera is best known within the Bahamas for Ocean Hole, a blue-water inland sinkhole at Rock Sound. The district occupies the island’s southern reaches, where Cape Eleuthera lies between the Atlantic Ocean and Exuma Sound. Eleuthera is a long, narrow limestone island with sharply contrasting coasts: sheltered shallows and small cays face the Sound, while the Atlantic side is more exposed. Pineapple cultivation has long been associated with Eleuthera and remains part of its local agricultural identity. See how South Eleuthera fits into the wider Bahamian archipelago by browsing webcams nearby.
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The Bahamas has served as a maritime crossroads between North America and the Caribbean since the era of European colonization. This Atlantic archipelago includes hundreds of islands and cays, from busy New Providence, home to the capital Nassau, to the quieter Exuma Cays and vast Andros. Shallow banks, coral reefs and blue holes define much of the seascape, while sailing, fishing and diving remain central to island life. Bahamian culture is expressed in Junkanoo, the energetic street celebration held around Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, with music, dance and elaborate costumes. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding islands to extend your view of the Bahamas.
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