The indigenous Lucayan people called the island Habacoa (or Babucca) meaning "large upper outer land". Originally named Espiritu Santu by the Spanish, Andros Island was given its present name sometime e… See more

The Lucayans, a subgroup of the Taíno people, were indigenous to The Bahamas at the time of European encounter. Archeological artefacts and remains have been found in both Morgan's Cave on North Andros, an… See more

Noteworthy for a unique combination of marine features and ecosystems, Andros is bordered on the east by the 2,000-metre-deep (6,600 ft) Tongue of the Ocean. The Andros Barrier Reef is the world's sixth longest. It r… See more

Andros lies just north of the Tropic of Cancer, with moderate temperature range affected by its relative proximity to the Gulf Stream to the west. The island has a tropical climate with only two seasons, summer (M… See more

The largest employers on Andros Island are the Bahamian government and the AUTEC base at Fresh Creek.
Despite its small population, Andros Island has several ongoing commercial ventures. Western Air maintains … See more