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diving has now dwindled as well with the rest of the natural sponge industry after the advent of synthetics. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming.
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Although Acklins Island has relatively few historical landmarks, there are some noteworthy places. Acklins is home to numerous
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sites. An ancient site, thought to be one of the largest Lucayan settlements in The Bahamas, sits along
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The population of Acklins was 565 at the 2010 census, with the largest populations at
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the plantations became uneconomical, and the replacement income from
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It is one of a group of islands arranged along a large, shallow
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alone, which is northeast of Spring Point in Acklins.
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Topographic map of Acklins Island and Crooked Island.
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(2015). 182: 7: 306: 252:National Geographic Society 167:, of which the largest are 10: 713: 666:Hope Town District Council 472:Second-Scheduled Districts 311:The island is part of the 198: 18: 653: 548:Third-Scheduled Districts 547: 471: 211:maintained by over 1,000 135: 130: 121: 116: 108: 98: 61: 49: 44: 35: 299:The island is served by 25:Cyclura rileyi nuchalis 280: 235: 191:called the Acklins as 315:for elections to the 278: 233: 16:Island in The Bahamas 671:Local Government Act 370:Onomastica Canadiana 301:Spring Point Airport 217:abolition of slavery 418:The Nassau Guardian 79: /  32: 313:MICAL constituency 281: 268:and the very rare 236: 234:Map of the Bahamas 209:cotton plantations 30: 19:For the name, see 684: 683: 661:Chief Councillors 524:Central Eleuthera 519:East Grand Bahama 514:West Grand Bahama 254:archeologists on 148:is an island and 143: 142: 83:22.350°N 74.017°W 704: 560:Green Turtle Cay 458: 451: 444: 435: 434: 428: 427: 425: 424: 409: 403: 402: 400: 392: 386: 385: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 341: 333: 246:, just south of 244:Pompey Bay Beach 165:Bight of Acklins 94: 93: 91: 90: 89: 84: 80: 77: 76: 75: 72: 40: 33: 29: 712: 711: 707: 706: 705: 703: 702: 701: 687: 686: 685: 680: 649: 610:South Eleuthera 543: 529:North Eleuthera 467: 462: 432: 431: 422: 420: 410: 406: 398: 394: 393: 389: 362: 358: 348: 346: 339: 335: 334: 330: 325: 309: 297: 201: 187:The indigenous 185: 126: 88:22.350; -74.017 87: 85: 81: 78: 73: 70: 68: 66: 65: 56: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 710: 700: 699: 682: 681: 679: 678: 676:New Providence 673: 668: 663: 657: 655: 651: 650: 648: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 605:Harbour Island 602: 597: 595:Crooked Island 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 570:Moore's Island 567: 562: 557: 551: 549: 545: 544: 542: 541: 536: 534:Exuma and Cays 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 499:Central Andros 496: 491: 486: 481: 475: 473: 469: 468: 461: 460: 453: 446: 438: 430: 429: 404: 387: 356: 327: 326: 324: 321: 308: 305: 296: 295:Transportation 293: 270:Bahamian hutia 240:Lucayan people 221:British Empire 200: 197: 189:Lucayan people 184: 181: 179:in the south. 169:Crooked Island 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 122: 119: 118: 117:Administration 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 63: 59: 58: 54:Atlantic Ocean 51: 47: 46: 42: 41: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 709: 698: 695: 694: 692: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 658: 656: 652: 646: 645:Spanish Wells 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 630:Ragged Island 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 585:Berry Islands 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 552: 550: 546: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 484:Central Abaco 482: 480: 477: 476: 474: 470: 466: 459: 454: 452: 447: 445: 440: 439: 436: 419: 415: 408: 397: 391: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 360: 345: 338: 332: 328: 320: 318: 314: 304: 302: 292: 290: 286: 277: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 232: 228: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 196: 194: 190: 180: 178: 177:Castle Island 174: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 138: 134: 129: 125: 120: 115: 111: 107: 104: 101: 97: 92: 64: 60: 55: 52: 48: 43: 39: 34: 26: 22: 640:San Salvador 580:Mangrove Cay 574: 504:South Andros 494:North Andros 421:. 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Index

Acklin
Cyclura rileyi nuchalis

Atlantic Ocean
22°21′N 74°1′W / 22.350°N 74.017°W / 22.350; -74.017
Bahamas
district
Bahamas
lagoon
Bight of Acklins
Crooked Island
Long Cay
Castle Island
Lucayan people
Loyalists
cotton plantations
slaves
abolition of slavery
British Empire
sponge

Lucayan people
Pompey Bay Beach
Spring Point
National Geographic Society
Samana Cay
Plana Cays
iguanas
Bahamian hutia

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