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The third largest
and the most southerly island in the Bahamas, Inagua is also the hottest and the
driest. Home to a plant of the Morton Salt company it is the source of nearly a
million pounds of salt annually. It is also home to one of the largest flamingo
bird sanctuaries in the world. It is the southernmost island in The Bahamas and
is mostly low and flat. Inagua is also a home and refuge of one of the world's
largest colonies of flamingos. Inagua is a haven for bird-watchers and nature
lovers. Inagua is a birdwatcher's paradise with the world's largest breeding
colony of West Indian flamingos. Salt is till the main industry on Inagua.
Because of its low rainfall and trade winds, Inagua has natural salt ponds. The
Morton Salt Company is located here and produces nearly a million pounds of salt
annually. Inagua is of interest to sportsmen and naturalists. It has a large
savannah (prairie) in the centre where wild cattle, donkeys and boar are said to
roam. There is also a large shallow lake, formerly Lake Windsor, now known as
Lake Rosa, which is about 12 miles long and serves as the breeding ground for
the largest colony of West Indian flamingoes in the Caribbean. The flamingoes
live in a protected 287 square mile reserve called the Inagua National Park. |
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