White sand and a moored ship at Junkanoo Beach in central Nassau, 1988

North America · Illustrated record

Junkanoo Beach

Nassau · Bahamas

Photo: Rüdiger Stehn / Wikimedia Commons

The short version, from the cited sources

Junkanoo Beach, formerly the Public Beach and also called Western Esplanade Beach, is the beach in the centre of Nassau on New Providence, along West Bay Street. It looks across the harbour approach towards Paradise Island.

Country
Bahamas (BS)
Region
North America
Administrative area
Nassau
Timezone
Not available from source
Source family
Beach Atlas editorial record
Source updated
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Names in the record

Junkanoo Beach

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Source position

25.07806, -77.33861

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