< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
NEW PROVIDENCE, chief of the Bahama Islands. Though not the largest of the Bahama group, being 20 miles long, it contains Nassau, the seat of government. It is 170 miles from Florida, is flat, with lagoons and good harbor. Pop. about 15,000.
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