Bahamas Inagua Island Information

The Great Inagua island in Bahamas is one of the larger islands. The Island hosts three hills, apart from them most f the island is flat. The island is blessed with ,any large lakes. Most of the island area is Bahamas National Trust Park. The island is 66/33 kilometers wide. The Inagua Island in Bahamas in known for two things, One for salt production and second for Flamingos.

• The Must See places in Inagua Island
• The Lake Windsor is at center of Great Inagua, the lake is bird reserve for Caribbean flamingoes. The Caribbean flamingo is national bird of Bahamas. At one time Flamingoes ware found on all islands, now this island is refuge area for them. The lake is home to many other species such as Bahamian parrot, hummingbirds etc.
• The tour guides carry Flamingo and Turtle tour, These tours originate from Bahamas National Trust, the permission can be obtained from headquarter located in Nassau (Bahamas).
• The other attraction in Inagua is the Matthew Town Settlement, this site is made up of 1870 lighthouse.
• This town also has Morton salt crystal factory, tour can be arranged to see how salt is made on island. Today Bahamas is leading exporter of salt to America, approximately exporting over 70,0000 tons of salt.
• The travelers come here for bird-watching, the reason for this is island is home to large flocks of pink flamingos and other birds.
• The Inagua island is good for fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling.
• Popular for Scuba Diving and Sailing.