Poster Tiny Island in the Bahamas

Tiny Island in the Bahamas by Catherine Sherman Trees grow thickly on a small island near a beach on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Limestone reefs surround the island. The waters of the islands of the Bahamas are known for their beautiful shades of blue. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a group of some 700 Islands and nearly 2,500 small islets or cays resting on an immense plateau of tertiary limestone that was formed between one and two million years ago. The Bahamas are not volcanic like many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. Limestone is the only rock found in the Bahamas and is frequently worn razor sharp by the action of the wind and sea. Under water and along the shore landscapes are the result of coral growth on the plateau of limestone.The growth of coral reefs on the limestone plateau accounts for the beautiful clear waters of the Bahamas. Wave action over the centuries has created the amazing white beaches consisting of tiny fragments of coral, sea shells and limestone.