This map of the Bahamas shows the capital, Nassau, and the main cities, with terrain, national parks and international airports.
The Bahamas has no land border with another country on our base map. Its coasts face: Straits of Florida and Atlantic Ocean. Outlying territories (remote islands) appear in inset boxes, each with its own scale.
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Key: red star = capital; blue dot = destination covered by a Destination de Voyage guide; blue italic name = region or island with a guide; grey dot = other city; plane = international airport (IATA code); brown triangle = summit (elevation); green areas = national parks (green square = national park located by a point); thick orange line = expressway, light orange = main road; black-and-white line = main railway; grey dashes = regional boundaries; blue = rivers and lakes; shading = terrain; grid = latitude and longitude.
Sources: base map, cities, roads, railways, airports, administrative boundaries, rivers, lakes and terrain hillshading: Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain). National parks: Wikidata. Summits and elevations: Wikidata and Natural Earth. Places missing from Natural Earth: Wikipedia coordinates. Map produced by Destination de Voyage.
Regions and destinations on the map of the Bahamas
| Region | Our guides | Other cities on the map |
|---|---|---|
| New Providence | — | Nassau |
| West Grand Bahama | — | Freeport |
Straight-line distances between the main cities
Straight-line distances calculated from the coordinates of the places (haversine formula). Actual journeys by road, rail, boat or plane are longer.
| Route | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Nassau – Freeport | 210 km (130 mi) |
Terrain, national parks and airports
Main summits (elevations from Wikidata / Natural Earth): Mount Alvernia (63 m / 207 ft).
National parks shown (9): Abaco National Park, Blue Holes National Park, Bonefish Pond National Park, Clifton Heritage National Park, Little Inagua National Park, Moriah Harbour Cay National Park, Primeval Forest National Park, Lucayan National Park, Inagua National Park.
International airports shown: GGT (Exuma), FPO (Freeport), NAS (Nassau).
Our guide
The 30 regions of the Bahamas and what sets them apart
The Natural Earth base map divides the Bahamas into 30 first-level subdivisions (type: First Schedule District, Second Schedule District and Third Schedule District). These are the grey dashed boundaries on the map. The table ranks them from largest to smallest, with the cities, the highest point and the international airports the map places in each. Only the 22 largest are listed.
| Region | Type | Area | Cities and guides | Highest point shown | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Andros | Second Schedule District | 2,475 km² (956 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Inagua | Third Schedule District | 1,715 km² (662 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Central Andros | Second Schedule District | 1,235 km² (477 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| South Andros | Second Schedule District | 964 km² (372 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| West Grand Bahama | Second Schedule District | 577 km² (223 sq mi) | Freeport | — | FPO |
| Central Abaco | Second Schedule District | 552 km² (213 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| South Abaco | Second Schedule District | 517 km² (200 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Acklins | Third Schedule District | 507 km² (196 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| East Grand Bahama | Second Schedule District | 485 km² (187 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Long Island | Second Schedule District | 459 km² (177 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Mangrove Cay | Third Schedule District | 439 km² (169 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Cat Island | Second Schedule District | 426 km² (164 sq mi) | — | Mount Alvernia (63 m / 207 ft) | — |
| Crooked Island | Third Schedule District | 346 km² (134 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Mayaguana | Third Schedule District | 287 km² (111 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| North Abaco | Second Schedule District | 253 km² (98 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| South Eleuthera | Second Schedule District | 230 km² (89 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Exuma Islands | Second Schedule District | 217 km² (84 sq mi) | — | — | GGT |
| New Providence (capital) | First Schedule District | 193 km² (75 sq mi) | Nassau | — | NAS |
| North Eleuthera | Third Schedule District | 178 km² (69 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| San Salvador | Third Schedule District | 157 km² (61 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Central Eleuthera | Second Schedule District | 139 km² (54 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Rum Cay | Third Schedule District | 92 km² (36 sq mi) | — | — | — |
- Largest: North Andros, about 2,475 km² (956 sq mi), 20% of the mapped territory.
- Smallest: Harbour Island, about 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi).
- Capital region: Nassau is in the New Providence subdivision.
- Highest region: Cat Island, home to Mount Alvernia (63 m / 207 ft), the highest summit shown on the map.
- Air access: the international airports on the map are spread across 3 of 30 regions (West Grand Bahama, Exuma Islands and New Providence).
How to read the map of the Bahamas
- Extent: the mapped territory covers about 12,604 km² (4,866 sq mi), by Destination de Voyage calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 13,878 km² (5,358 sq mi). It extends from 20.91° N to 26.93° N in latitude and from 79.59° W to 72.75° W in longitude, about 669 km (416 mi) from north to south and 696 km (432 mi) from west to east (bounding rectangle, outlying territories included).
- Outline: the perimeter of the territory on the map (coasts and land borders) is about 3,800 km (2,361 mi). The simplified Natural Earth outline smooths out small detours, so the real length of the coastline is greater. Destination de Voyage calculation.
- Time zone (IANA tz database 2026b): Nassau:
America/Nassau(UTC−5 in January, UTC−4 in July). - Terrain: shading shows the relief and brown triangles mark the summits. The highest shown are Mount Alvernia (63 m / 207 ft). Wikidata gives Mount Alvernia (63 m / 207 ft) as the highest point.
- National parks (green areas): 8 with their centre inside the territory, including Abaco National Park, Blue Holes National Park, Bonefish Pond National Park, Clifton Heritage National Park, Little Inagua National Park and Primeval Forest National Park. Outlines from OpenStreetMap or position from Wikidata.
- International airports (plane icon): GGT (Exuma); FPO (Freeport, about 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the centre of Freeport); NAS (Nassau, about 12 km (7 mi) from the centre of Nassau). Straight-line distances: Destination de Voyage calculation.
Distances between the main cities (cross table)
Straight-line distances between the capital, our destinations and the largest cities on the map, with the direction from the first city. Roads or ferries always add distance.
| Route | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Nassau → Freeport | 210 km (130 mi) | northwest |
Neighbouring territories: distances from Nassau
The nearest administrative centres and capitals to Nassau, useful for planning a combined trip by air or boat. Country names are those used by Natural Earth.
| City | Territory (Natural Earth) | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciego de Ávila | Cuba | 388 km (241 mi) | south |
| Santa Clara | Cuba | 400 km (249 mi) | southwest |
| Sancti Spíritus | Cuba | 410 km (255 mi) | southwest |
| Camagüey | Cuba | 416 km (258 mi) | south |
Sample itineraries for the Bahamas based on the map
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Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau, marked by the red star on the map.
What is the highest summit shown on the map?
Mount Alvernia, at an elevation of 63 m (207 ft) (source: Natural Earth).
Which international airports are on the map?
GGT (Exuma), FPO (Freeport), NAS (Nassau).
Why are some islands shown in an inset box?
They are too far from the main territory to fit at the same scale: the outlying islands are shown separately, each with its own scale.
Where is Nassau on the map of the Bahamas?
At 25.08° N, 77.35° W, marked by the red star, in the New Providence subdivision.
How many regions does the Bahamas have?
Our map, based on Natural Earth, shows 30 first-level subdivisions (First Schedule District, Second Schedule District and Third Schedule District). Wikidata lists 27 entities of type « district of the Bahamas » attached directly to the territory; the official division may differ from the one on our map.
Where is the Bahamas?
Continent: North America (Wikidata). The Bahamas lies in the Northern Hemisphere, west of the Greenwich meridian (Nassau taken as the reference point; Destination de Voyage calculation). Coasts: Straits of Florida and Atlantic Ocean.
What is the area of the Bahamas?
About 12,604 km² (4,866 sq mi) by our calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 13,878 km² (5,358 sq mi). The differences come from the precision of the coastline and inland waters.
Our sources
- Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain): country and subdivision boundaries, cities, airports, rivers, lakes, terrain, at naturalearthdata.com.
- Wikidata, item Q778 (the Bahamas): area, highest point, continent and subdivisions, accessed 23 October 2026.
- Wikidata: position of national parks and elevation of summits.
- Wikipedia (French edition): coordinates of places missing from Natural Earth.
- Destination de Voyage calculations: distances (haversine, 6,371 km radius), directions and areas (WGS84 ellipsoid, pyproj library).
- Our methodology