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map with a dive flag. These include The Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches
Comberbach, Flamingo Tongue Reef, in the world. Long Island is also home to
Three Sisters, Dean's Blue Hole, Big Columbus Point at the island’s northern
Green. Of these, Dean’s Blue hole is tip, where there is a memorial to
famous for being the deepest and most Christopher Columbus set high on a hill.
intriguing blue hole in all of the Bahamas. Up here the Long Island offers
It is 600+ feet deep - so deep that sunlight outstanding ocean views.
just barely penetrates to its bottom! Long Island Geography Long Island is
Dean's Blue Hole, which is located at particularly noted for its caves, which
Clarence Town, has been named one of have played a major role in the island's
the world’s coolest places to swim or history. Dean's Blue Hole, located west of
snorkel. As in other Bahamian Islands, Clarence Town, is the world's deepest
you can go shark diving, or hang out underwater sinkhole, dropping to a depth
amongst vast schools of fish around of over 600 feet, or nearly 200 meters,
towering coral “bommies”. Divers also making it more than double the depth of
love to visit the spectacular wall over at most other large holes. Long Island is
nearby Conception Island, a National surrounded by smaller bays and inlets,
Park. Serious scuba diving enthusiasts including the large New Found Harbor
enjoy seeing numerous pelagic species, west of Deadman's Cay, at approximately
but of course the fishermen enjoy the the midsection of the island. There are
pelagics in a totally different way. Divers also many beautiful small islands off
and snorkelers are urged to obtain a 3-ring shore, such as Sandy Cay.
dive log booklet and keep a collection of
Franko Fish Cards in it. They are good Long Island History The island originally
little map references to check where was called by the Arawak name "Yuma,"
you've been, plus an excellent fish then it was called "Fernandina" by
identification guide, to name the fish Christopher Columbus in1492. It thought
you've seen. Divers who keep dive log that Long Island is was Columbus’ third
booklets can put this card into their log stop, following San Salvador and Rum
book to keep track of where they’ve been, Cay to the east. Archaeological evidence
plus what species of fish they’ve seen, so shows that the Lucayan Taíno tribe settled
why not buy a dive log book even if you on Long Island, and may have live in
are just snorkeling (that makes about 90% caves. After the demise of the Lucayans,
of us fish watchers). who were carried off as slaves to
Hispaniola and Cuba by the Spaniards,
Long Island has stunning beaches and there was no large settlement until the
views all around. Cape Santa Maria
arrival of the English Loyalists. The
