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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.

		== Gallery ==
		<gallery perrow="5">
		Image:HarbourIsland_1.png\|Pink sand beach near Sip Sip's, Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking North.
		Image:islandhorses.jpg\|Horses Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East
		Image:beachsunsetdog.jpg\|Sunset on Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking North
		Image:harbourislandjunkanoo.jpg\|Dunmore School kids in Junkanoo 2008 Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East
		Image:GovernmentDock.png\|Sunset over Government Dock and harbour, Harbour Island Bahamas, looking West from Dunmore School
		Image:DunmoreSchool.png\|Dunmore School of Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East from harbour shoreline
		Image:sunriseoct62008.png\|Sunrise Oct. 6, 2008 Harbour Island, Bahamas, from the north part of the island
		Image:SeaGrapes.jpg\|Afro Band Rehearsing at Sea Grapes Night Club on Harbour Island, Bahamas
		Image:starfishwater.jpg\|Starfish in the harbour on Harbour Island, Bahamas
		Image:Bahamas beach.JPG\|The pink beach of Harbour Island, Bahamas.
		</gallery>

		==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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For other places with the same name, see Harbour Island (disambiguation).

File:Harbour Island in the Bahamas (zoom).svg

The Location of the District of Harbour Island

Harbour Island is an island and administrative district in the Bahamas and is located off the northeast coast of Eleuthera Island. The only town on the island is Dunmore Town, named after the governor of the Bahamas from 1786 to 1798, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, who had a summer residence on Harbour Island.

Harbour Island is famous for its pink sand beaches, which are found all along the east side of the island. The island is accessible by airplane through North Eleuthera Airport, followed by a short water taxi ride from neighbouring North Eleuthera. Harbour Island is a popular vacation destination for Americans. Known as Briland to the locals, Harbour Island is colourful with English Colonial-style buildings and flower lined streets. Harbour Island is part of the Out Islands of the Bahamas.

In the middle 1960s, the American actor Brett King and his wife, Sharon, established the Coral Sands Hotel in Harbour Island.

Gallery

Pink sand beach near Sip Sip's, Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking North.
Horses Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East
Sunset on Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking North
Dunmore School kids in Junkanoo 2008 Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East
Sunset over Government Dock and harbour, Harbour Island Bahamas, looking West from Dunmore School
Dunmore School of Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking East from harbour shoreline
Sunrise Oct. 6, 2008 Harbour Island, Bahamas, from the north part of the island
Afro Band Rehearsing at Sea Grapes Night Club on Harbour Island, Bahamas
Starfish in the harbour on Harbour Island, Bahamas
The pink beach of Harbour Island, Bahamas.

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

25°30′N 76°38′W / 25.500°N 76.633°W / 25.500; -76.633

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