from space showing The Bahamas and surrounding area (click to enlarge.) This archipelago consists of more than seven hundred islands and two thousand cays.Andros Island (near center of image) is adjacent to the bright blue waters of the Great Bahama Bank, a shallow coral reef limestone platform that averages about 6 m deep. The edges of the platform drop off steeply to depths of 2000 m, as shown by the surrounding darker colored waters.
This area looks quite inviting, especially after a long and dreary winter.
Image credit: MODIS on the Aqua satellite on 12 February 2009
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