Lucayan Archipelago | |
|---|---|
 Location within the Caribbean | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′N 75°22′W / 23.74°N 75.37°W | |
| Continent | North America |
| Subregion | Caribbean |
| Countries and territories | |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,308 km2 (5,524 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 443,000 |
| • Density | 24.6/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bahamian, Turks Islander, Caicos Islander |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The archipelago is in the western North Atlantic Ocean, north of Cuba and the other Antillean Islands, and east and south-east of Florida.
William Keegan writes: "Modern political considerations aside, the islands form a single archipelago with common geological, ecological, and cultural roots."[1] Though part of the West Indies, the Lucayan Archipelago is not located on the Caribbean Sea.
- ^ Keegan:20, 183