Elbow Cay

Elbow Cay is a six-mile long cay in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas. It is known for its key lime pies and beautiful scenery.

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The 18th century village of Hope Town is located on Elbow Cay, built around a protected harbour. Golf carts are the main mode of transportation there. Hope Town is known for its red and white striped lighthouse (36m (120ft)), built in 1863 by the British Imperial Lighthouse Service.

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In 1999, Elbow Cay suffered significant damage from Hurricane Floyd.

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Cay: A cay or key is a small, low island consisting mostly of sand or coral. The word is used almost exclusively in the West Indies, though it is sometimes used in the context of other tropical environments, such as the Great Barrier Reef and especially in the Florida Keys. "Cay" and "key" are pronounce...

Abaco: The Abaco islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Gorda Cay, Elbow Cay, Man-o-War Cay, Stranger's Cay, Umbrella Cay, Walker's Cay and Mores Island....

Bahamas: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent English-speaking nation in the West Indies. An archipelago of 700 islands and cays (which are small islands), the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida in the United States, north of Cuba and the Caribbean, and west of the Britis...

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