Lucayan Archipelago

Lucayan Archipelago
Archipelago
Location within the Caribbean
Coordinates: 23.74°N 75.37°W / 23.74; -75.37
Continent	North America
Subregion	Caribbean
Countries and territories	2 Bahamas Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
Area
• Total	14,308 km2 (5,524 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	443,000
• Density	24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bahamian, Turks Islander, Caicos Islander
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)

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The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the sovereign nation of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago is in the Caribbean region, stretching from south-east of Florida in the mainland United States to northern Hispaniola. There are about 740 islands and 2,400 cays, of which only 38 are inhabited.