Example sentences for: andros

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  • Yet deep ocean channels cut between some island groups — the Tongue of the Ocean between Andros and New Providence, for example, is 6,000 ft (2,000 m) deep — and these provide a thoroughfare for a number of large fish and marine mammal species, such as sharks, rays, dolphins, and turtles.

  • This makes it a popular destination with divers who come to explore the tidal shallows, the reef, and the deep reef walls, which plunge 6,000 ft (1,829 m) down into the Tongue of the Ocean, the deep passage between Andros and New Providence.

  • Andros is awash with fresh water, which is put to good use: over 6 million gallons are pumped into tankers each day and shipped across to New Providence, where fresh water is much in demand.

  • A hurricane in 1839 drowned some 300 sponge fishermen in the ‘mud’ off Andros, and a devastating fungus some 40 years later killed almost all the sponges.

  • Light-cotton Androsia clothing, made on Andros, is perfect for the Bahamian climate; you’ll find these items all over the Bahamas.


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