San Salvador is the site where Christopher Columbus landed in 1492.
San Salvador has fascinating historical sites which includes one of
the best preserved plantations. It is also known under its Indian
name of Guanahani.
San Salvador, located 450 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale, is one
of the easternmost island of the Bahamian archipelago. The island is
approximately 5 miles wide by 10 miles long, and is surrounded by
some of the most prolific fringing reefs in the Caribbean.
Being remote from general tourism and with a small local population,
this pristine island provides a unique environment for studies and
research in a diversity of scientific disciplines.
The island is large enough to provide a variety of environments, yet
small enough to allow easy access to them. The Field Station is
located on the north coast of San Salvador, on the harbor which
Columbus described during his first landfall in the New World in
1492 as capable of "...holding all the ships of Christendom"
It is small in size but not in scenery and is surrounded by superb
beaches and reefs. It is an ideal place for snorkeling, diving and
fishing.
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