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Berry Islands | |
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Islands and Third-Scheduled District | |
 Great Harbour Cay offers three horseshoe beaches | |
.svg) Location of the District of the Berry Islands | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′N 77°50′W / 25.717°N 77.833°W | |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Island | Berry Islands |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,016[1] |
| Demographics 2010 | |
| • Black | 87.86% |
| • White | 7.81% |
| • Other | 4.21% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 242 |
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about thirty square miles (78 km2) of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred to as "The Fish Bowl of the Bahamas." They have a population of 807 (2010 census),[2] most of whom are on Great Harbour Cay. The islands were settled in 1836 by Governor William Colebrooke with a group of freed slaves.
- ^ "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ BERRY ISLANDS POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS - Bahamas Department of Statistics