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New Providence, island, Bahamas

New Providence: see Bahamas Bahamas, the , officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 301,800), 4,403 sq mi (11,404 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of some 700 islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.
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New Providence, city, United States

New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. Originally called Turkey Town, its name was changed to New Providence in 1778.
New Providence
an island in the Atlantic, in the Bahamas. Chief town: Nassau. Pop.: 210 832 (2000). Area: 150 sq. km (58 sq. miles)


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One of the most popular scuba diving spots in the whole Bahamas region is located on New Providence Island at Nassau.
Investment company boss Hywel Jones, 55, originally from Wales, was ambushed last month as he arrived for work on the outskirts of the city of Nassau on the tropical New Providence Island.
Following a honeymoon to New Providence Island in the Bahamas, the couple resides in Byhalia where the groom is an economic developer and the bride is an attorney.
 
 
 
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