Long-Island Travel Guide
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The Tropic of Cancer runs through this long, thin sliver of land, located 242km (150 miles) southeast of Nassau. The island stretches north to south for some 97km (60 miles). It's 2.5km (1 1/2 miles) wide on average, and only 5km (3 miles) wide at its broadest point.
Long Island is characterized by high cliffs in the north, wide and shallow sand beaches, historic plantation ruins, native caves, and Spanish churches. The famed diving sites are offshore, such as the Arawak "green" hole, a "bottomless" blue hole of stunning magnitude. The best beach bets include Deal's Beach, Cape Santa Maria Beach, Salt Pond Beach, Turtle Cove Beach, and the South End beaches, the latter offering kilometers of waterfront with powdery white or pink sands.
Most historians agree that Long Island, which has only recently emerged as a minor tourist resort, was the third island Columbus sailed to during his first voyage of discovery.
