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The Lucayan Archipelago is a cluster of islands that comprise the northernmost extent of the West Indies. The archipelago is located in the western North Atlantic Ocean east of Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 and north of the Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles

File:LocationGreaterAntilles.pngThe Greater Antilles is one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico--the four largest islands of the Antilles--the Greater Antilles constitutes almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies....
. The archipelago consists of three main groups of islands:






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The Lucayan Archipelago is a cluster of islands that comprise the northernmost extent of the West Indies. The archipelago is located in the western North Atlantic Ocean east of Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 and north of the Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles

File:LocationGreaterAntilles.pngThe Greater Antilles is one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico--the four largest islands of the Antilles--the Greater Antilles constitutes almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies....
. The archipelago consists of three main groups of islands:
  • The Bahama Islands
  • The Caicos Islands
  • The Turks Islands
Andros Island in the Bahama Islands is the most extensive island of the archipelago.

The Bahama Islands are governed by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, while the Turks Islands and the Caicos Islands are governed by the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre....
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See also

  • Commonwealth of the Bahamas
  • List of islands of North America
    List of islands of North America

    The following is a list of the major island groups of North America....
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
    Turks and Caicos Islands

    The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre....
  • West Indies