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| {{Other places3|Harbour Island (disambiguation)}} | |||
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| '''Harbour Island''' is an island and administrative district in ] and is located off the northeast coast of ]. The only town on the island is ], named after the governor of the Bahamas from 1786 to 1798, ], who had a summer residence on Harbour Island. | |||
| Harbour Island is famous for its pink ] ]es, which are found all along the east side of the island. The island is accessible by airplane through ], followed by a short ] ride from neighbouring ]. Harbour Island is a popular vacation destination for Americans. Known as Briland to the locals, Harbour Island is colourful with ]-style buildings and flower lined streets. Harbour Island is part of the ] of the Bahamas. | |||
| In the middle 1960s, the American actor ] and his wife, Sharon, established the Coral Sands Hotel in Harbour Island. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *"The Harbour Island Story" Anne & Jim Lawlor (Macmillan Caribbean, 2008) ISBN 978-0-333-97051-5 | |||
| *Paul Albury: ''The Story of The Bahamas'' (Macmillan Caribbean, London, 1975) ISBN 0-333-17132-2 | |||
| *"Out Island Doctor", Evan Cottman; | |||
| *"Under The plop o lop Tree," Pip Simmons, editor; 'Uncle Gundy' narrator, Barbra Young Photographs; | |||
| *"99-Cent Breakfast", Patricia Glinton-Meicholas; | |||
| *"Bahamian Scene," Susan J. Wallace; | |||
| *"Wind From The Carolinas", Robert Wilder. | |||
| *Michael Craton and Gail Saunders: ''Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People - Volume One: From Aboriginal Times to the End of Slavery'' (University of Georgia Press, Athens, 1999) ISBN 0-8203-2122-2 | |||
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