Seal Cay is a plain

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within The

Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...

. Administratively, the area belongs to the

Grand Cay Grand Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas. It is geographically located in the Abaco Islands. Grand Cay is a small island or cay situated south of Walker's Cay in the Bahamas Islands. It is a settlement of Abaco, a major island of the ...

. At , it is the highest point in the Bahamas. The island is located in the north of the archipelago Abaco for 3.3 km to the east of the island of

Walker's Cay Walker's Cay is the northernmost island in the Bahamas, part of the North Abaco district. Once a popular sport fishing location, the island was left deserted after 2004, following severe hurricane damage. The island is currently undergoing renovat ...

. There are extreme east to the highest (height 3 m) island group. It has elongated length 700 m, width 85 m.

Tourism

As Walker's Cay is known for its shallow coastal waters, here dwells a lot of fish, especially

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s, which can be fed with it. In addition there developed

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. In 2002, the barrier reef to the surrounding waters north of the islands were declared a national park;

Walker's Cay National Park Walker's Cay National Park is a marine national park north of Walker's Cay in North Abaco, the Bahamas. The park was established in 2002, and has an area of . The park's marine environment has a barrier reef, which is used for underwater diving ...

References

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