Berry Islands
Berry Islands | |
|---|---|
Islands and Third-Scheduled District | |
Great Harbour Cay offers three horseshoe beaches | |
Location of the District of the Berry Islands | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′N 77°50′W / 25.717°N 77.833°W | |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Island | Berry Islands |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,016 |
| Demographics 2010 | |
| • Black | 87.86% |
| • White | 7.81% |
| • Other | 4.21% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 242 |
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The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of The Bahamas, covering about thirty square miles (78 km2) of the northwestern part of the Family Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred to as "The Fish Bowl of The Bahamas." They have a population of 807 (2010 census), most of whom are on Great Harbour Cay. The islands were settled in 1836 by Governor William Colebrooke with a group of freed slaves.