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title="Bimini District – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bimini District" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini" title="Bimini – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Bimini" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_%26_Cat_Cay" title="Bimini & Cat Cay – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bimini & Cat Cay" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_(Bahamas)" title="Bimini (Bahamas) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bimini (Bahamas)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini" title="Bimini – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bimini" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini" title="Bimini – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bimini" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7" title="بیمینی، باهاما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بیمینی، باهاما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Eles_Bimini" title="Îles Bimini – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Îles Bimini" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini,_Bahamas" title="Bimini, Bahamas – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bimini, Bahamas" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%88" title="비미니 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" 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.infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Bimini, Bahamas</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_the_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of the Bahamas">Third-Scheduled District</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Fishing Capital of the Bahamas</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bimini_in_Bahamas_(%2Bglow).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Bahamas with Bimini highlighted on the west side"><img alt="The Bahamas with Bimini highlighted on the west side" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg/250px-Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg/375px-Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg/500px-Bimini_in_Bahamas_%28%2Bglow%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1559" data-file-height="1124" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">The Bahamas with Bimini highlighted on the west side</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bimini&params=25_44_N_79_15_W_type:city_region:BS"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">25°44′N</span> <span class="longitude">79°15′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">25.733°N 79.250°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">25.733; -79.250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alice_Town" title="Alice Town">Alice Town</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">23 km<sup>2</sup> (9 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,417<sup id="cite_ref-2022Census_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Biminite</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas" title="Parliament of the Bahamas">Parliamentary representation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1 House seat, shared with <a href="/wiki/West_End,_Grand_Bahama" class="mw-redirect" title="West End, Grand Bahama">West End</a> as a single parliamentary constituency</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Bahamas" title="Local government in the Bahamas">Local government</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1 council; 0 townships</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bimini</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span></span>/</a></span></span> is the westernmost <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_the_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of the Bahamas">district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a> and comprises a chain of islands located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) due east of <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately 210 km (130 mi) west-northwest of <a href="/wiki/Nassau,_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Nassau, Bahamas">Nassau</a>. The population is 2,417 as of the 2022 census.<sup id="cite_ref-2022Census_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_King%27s_Highway,_Alice_town.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/The_King%27s_Highway%2C_Alice_town.JPG/220px-The_King%27s_Highway%2C_Alice_town.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/The_King%27s_Highway%2C_Alice_town.JPG/330px-The_King%27s_Highway%2C_Alice_town.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/The_King%27s_Highway%2C_Alice_town.JPG 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="266" /></a><figcaption>Alice Town</figcaption></figure> <p>Bimini's largest islands are North Bimini, South Bimini, and East Bimini.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smaller islands in the Bimini chain include Gun Cay, North Cat Cay, South Cat Cay, and <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Cay" title="Ocean Cay">Ocean Cay</a>. The District of Bimini also includes <a href="/wiki/Cay_Sal_Bank" title="Cay Sal Bank">Cay Sal Bank</a>, more than 100 km (60 mi) further south, which is geographically not a part of the Bimini Islands but a separate unit.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> North Bimini is about 11 km (7 mi) long and 200 m (700 ft) wide. Its main settlement is <a href="/wiki/Alice_Town" title="Alice Town">Alice Town</a>, a collection of <a href="/wiki/Retailing#Shops_and_stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Retailing">shops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Restaurant" title="Restaurant">restaurants</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bar_(establishment)" title="Bar (establishment)">bars</a> on a road known as "The King's Highway". The second major road is called Queens Highway and runs almost the length of the island parallel to Kings Highway. </p><p>As a low-lying island, <a href="/wiki/Rising_sea_levels" class="mw-redirect" title="Rising sea levels">rising sea levels</a> may cause the entire island to become submerged.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South Bimini (pop. 182) houses an airstrip, <a href="/wiki/South_Bimini_Airport" title="South Bimini Airport">South Bimini Airport</a>, and offers a quiet alternative to the slow bustle of North Bimini. There is a small community of homes on South Bimini known as Port Royale. For many years, South Bimini tourists were limited to boaters because there were few accommodations other than private homes. </p><p>Because Bimini is close to Miami, Florida, many American anglers go to the islands by boat to fish or to enjoy the local nightlife. <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">Scuba diving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Snorkeling" title="Snorkeling">snorkeling</a> are also popular activities, as there are many <a href="/wiki/Shipwreck" title="Shipwreck">shipwrecks</a> in the area, such as the wreck of the <a href="/wiki/SS_Sapona" title="SS Sapona">SS <i>Sapona</i></a>, which ran aground in 1926 during a <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">hurricane</a>. The top of the ship is exposed to the air while the bottom half is submerged.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parts of the wreck were stripped over the years and some of the wood was used in the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Compleat_Angler_Hotel" title="Compleat Angler Hotel">Compleat Angler Hotel</a> and bar on North Bimini.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first inhabitants on the island were the <a href="/wiki/Lucayan_people" title="Lucayan people">Lucayans</a>, and the name <i>Bimini</i> means "two islands" or "the twins" in the <a href="/wiki/Lucayan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucayan language">Lucayan</a> language.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bimini is home to several landmarks said to contain mystical properties of obscure origins. Much of the historical data about these places is speculative in nature, and experts in various fields have opined across the full spectrum of explanation. The most contentious of these sites is <a href="/wiki/Bimini_Road" title="Bimini Road">Bimini Road</a>. </p><p>During the period of <a href="/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States" title="Prohibition in the United States">Prohibition in the United States</a>, Bimini was a favorite haven and supply point for the <a href="/wiki/Rum-running" title="Rum-running">rum-running</a> trade. Some claim that the term "<a href="/wiki/The_real_McCoy" title="The real McCoy">the real McCoy</a>" was applied to the <a href="/wiki/Rum" title="Rum">rum</a> provided by <a href="/wiki/William_McCoy_(rum_runner)" title="William McCoy (rum runner)">William McCoy</a>, who used Bimini to transport whiskey to the U.S. during Prohibition, although the phrase pre-dates the Prohibition Era, first recorded in the U.S. in 1908<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful <a href="/wiki/Folk_etymology" title="Folk etymology">folk etymologies</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chalk%27s_International_Airlines" title="Chalk's International Airlines">Chalk's International Airlines</a> operated seaplane flights between Miami Harbor and the Bahamas from 1917, so the company was an island institution for generations. As goods on the island were expensive because of shipping costs, many locals used Chalk's flights to buy cheaper goods in Florida and take the goods to Bimini.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A seaplane operated by Miami Airways ditched into the sea off the coast of Bimini on March 22, 1922. All five passengers subsequently drowned.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Grumman Turbo Mallard of <a href="/wiki/Chalk%27s_Ocean_Airways_Flight_101" title="Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101">Flight 101</a> was en route to Bimini when it crashed on December 19, 2005, killing all 18 passengers and two crew; at least 11 of the passengers were Bimini residents.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 13, 2006, one of the more famous establishments in Bimini, the <a href="/wiki/Compleat_Angler_Hotel" title="Compleat Angler Hotel">Compleat Angler Hotel</a>, was destroyed by fire. The bar is remembered for the photographs and memorabilia of <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway" title="Ernest Hemingway">Ernest Hemingway</a> that lined its walls and were lost in the fire, which also took the life of owner Julian Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-FROM_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FROM-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> The final scene of the 1991 film <a href="/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)" title="The Silence of the Lambs (film)"><i>The Silence of the Lambs</i></a> was shot in Alice Town.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The movie's producers thanked the Bahamas Film Production Bureau as well as the district of Bimini in the end credits.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Fountain_of_Youth">The Fountain of Youth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Fountain of Youth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Fountain_of_Youth" title="Fountain of Youth">Fountain of Youth</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bimini_island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bimini_island.jpg/220px-Bimini_island.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bimini_island.jpg/330px-Bimini_island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bimini_island.jpg/440px-Bimini_island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5264" data-file-height="5264" /></a><figcaption>Bimini Island from space, June 1998</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg/220px-Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg/330px-Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg/440px-Bimini_7S41000501056.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>Bimini from space in 1984</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n" title="Juan Ponce de León">Juan Ponce de León</a> and his search for the <a href="/wiki/Fountain_of_Youth" title="Fountain of Youth">Fountain of Youth</a> included references to Bimini ("Beniny"). <a href="/wiki/Arawak_peoples" class="mw-redirect" title="Arawak peoples">Arawak</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Taíno people">Taíno</a> spoke of a land called Beimini where the fountain could be found. Although the location was erroneously associated with the Bahamas, the natives referred to a location in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Honduras" title="Gulf of Honduras">Gulf of Honduras</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peck_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peck-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although de León's expedition brought him to Florida, the fountain was rumored to exist within the shallow pools of South Bimini. Today there is a small freshwater well with a plaque commemorating the Fountain of Youth, on the road leading to the <a href="/wiki/South_Bimini_Airport" title="South Bimini Airport">South Bimini Airport</a>. </p><p>Found within the brackish <a href="/wiki/Mangrove_swamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangrove swamp">mangrove swamp</a> that covers <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>6 kilometres (<span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> mi) of the shoreline of North Bimini is <i>The Healing Hole</i>, a pool that lies at the end of a network of winding tunnels. During outgoing tides, these channels pump cool, mineral-laden fresh water into the pool. Because this well was carved out of the limestone rock by ground water thousands of years ago, it is especially high in calcium and magnesium. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endemic_species">Endemic species</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Endemic species"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bimini is home to several unique, <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> and threatened species. The Bimini <a href="/wiki/Boinae" title="Boinae">Boa</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Epicrates_(snake)" title="Epicrates (snake)">Epicrates</a> striatus fosteri</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> protected by Bahamian law, is the largest of the terrestrial <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a> on Bimini. The Bimini <a href="/wiki/Ameiva" title="Ameiva">Ameiva</a> (<i>Ameiva auberi richmondi</i>) is a very common, fast-moving lizard on the island. The <a href="/wiki/Smalltooth_sawfish" title="Smalltooth sawfish">smalltooth sawfish</a> (<i>Pristis pectinata</i>) is one of the rarest fish in the world, sometimes listed as a <a href="/wiki/Critically_endangered_species" class="mw-redirect" title="Critically endangered species">critically endangered species</a> by conservation groups.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bimini Biological Field Station (BBFS) has captured and recorded 13 species of sharks in the shallow waters around Bimini. However, the number of sharks around the island is higher, considering the sharks of the deep waters off Bimini's western shores. Along with the species featured below, the BBFS has witnessed and recorded captures of <a href="/wiki/Shortfin_mako_shark" title="Shortfin mako shark">shortfin mako</a> (<i>Isurus oxyrinchus</i>), <a href="/wiki/Bigeye_thresher" title="Bigeye thresher">bigeye thresher</a> (<i>Alopias superciliosus</i>), <a href="/wiki/Spiny_dogfish" title="Spiny dogfish">spiny dogfish</a> (<i>Squalus acanthias</i>), and <a href="/wiki/Sixgill_sawshark" title="Sixgill sawshark">sixgill</a> (<i>Hexanchus</i> sp.) sharks . </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bimini_Biological_Field_Station_(Shark_Lab)"><span id="Bimini_Biological_Field_Station_.28Shark_Lab.29"></span>Bimini Biological Field Station (Shark Lab)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bimini Biological Field Station (Shark Lab)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Shark Lab is a world-famous facility owned and operated by shark biologist <a href="/wiki/Samuel_H._Gruber" title="Samuel H. Gruber">Dr. Samuel Gruber</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Shark Lab offers internships in marine biology to people interested in shark research and the conservation of the ocean's ecosystems. Located on South Bimini Island, it has done much research regarding the <a href="/wiki/Lemon_shark" title="Lemon shark">lemon shark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For elections to the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Bahamas" title="Parliament of the Bahamas">Parliament of the Bahamas</a>, it is part of the <a href="/wiki/West_Grand_Bahama_and_Bimini" title="West Grand Bahama and Bimini">West Grand Bahama and Bimini</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway" title="Ernest Hemingway">Ernest Hemingway</a> lived on Bimini from 1935 to 1937, staying at the <a href="/wiki/Compleat_Angler_Hotel" title="Compleat Angler Hotel">Compleat Angler Hotel</a>. He worked on <i><a href="/wiki/To_Have_and_Have_Not" title="To Have and Have Not">To Have and Have Not</a></i> and wrote a few articles, but mostly he fished aboard his boat <i>Pilar</i>, <a href="/wiki/Troll_(angling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Troll (angling)">trolling</a> the deep blue offshore waters for marlin, tuna and swordfish. Hemingway was attracted to Bimini by tales of the incredible fishing available in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a>, the legendary “river” of warm water that rushes north past the Bahamas.<sup id="cite_ref-FROM_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FROM-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An Atlantic blue marlin with a mass of 500 pounds (230 kg) caught off Bimini allegedly inspired Hemingway to write <i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea" title="The Old Man and the Sea">The Old Man and the Sea</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Islands_in_the_Stream_(Hemingway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)">Islands in The Stream</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While not a resident of the islands, Reverend Dr. <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> visited in 1964 and worked on his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech while there.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South Bimini was home to Colonel Joseph C. Mackey, the founder of <a href="/wiki/Mackey_Airlines" title="Mackey Airlines">Mackey Airlines</a>, which was later bought by Eastern Airlines. He built a home on the southern tip of South Bimini. This structure would become the <i>Sunshine Inn</i> and is currently a bar and restaurant, though the hotel was damaged by a hurricane and was subsequently demolished.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among Port Royale's notable residents was <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton_Powell_Jr." title="Adam Clayton Powell Jr.">Adam Clayton Powell Jr.</a>, who was excluded from the U.S. House of Representatives because of allegations that he misappropriated committee funds for personal use. He stayed in Bimini from January 1967 to April 1969 in self-imposed exile until the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the House had acted unconstitutionally when it excluded Powell, a duly elected member. In 1972, Powell died of cancer in Miami. Following his funeral in New York, his ashes were taken to Bimini and scattered in the waters surrounding the islands.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000477">[1]</a> </p><p>There is rumor of the famed Chicano civil rights lawyer, <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta" title="Oscar Zeta Acosta">Oscar Zeta Acosta</a>, of <i><a href="/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas" title="Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas">Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</a></i> fame potentially meeting his end after returning from the island of Bimini to Key Biscayne in 1974 during a failed attempt to smuggle drugs. According to the story told to Hunter S. Thompson, upon their boat nearly reaching the shoreline of the southern tip Key Biscayne, Acosta and his companions were ambushed when they suddenly found themselves surrounded by bright lights from boats that "appeared out of nowhere". Gunfire erupted and one of Acosta's companions was immediately killed by being shot in the head. Acosta, acting quickly, floored the boat's throttle and plowed into and over one of the ambusher's boats and, upon making it to shore, he grabbed a small suitcase likely containing drugs and ran off inland into the island. It is worth noting that the veracity of this story was deemed questionable by Thompson, as he had heard it secondhand from the individual whose boat Acosta had borrowed for the smuggling attempt. This came to represent one of a number of possible Acosta sightings that Thompson had been told of, which he would term "buffalo sightings", from all around the world following Acosta's official disappearance in 1974 under suspicious circumstances. </p><p>In May 1987, Colorado Senator <a href="/wiki/Gary_Hart" title="Gary Hart">Gary Hart</a>'s presidential bid was derailed after media reports exposed a relationship with model <a href="/wiki/Donna_Rice" class="mw-redirect" title="Donna Rice">Donna Rice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A well known photo of Rice sitting on Hart's lap on one of Bimini's docks was published by the <i>National Enquirer</i> after Hart suspended his presidential campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jody Weech, Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1992, was from Bimini. She made the Top 10 in the <a href="/wiki/Miss_World" title="Miss World">Miss World</a> contest in Sun City, South Africa. She received the title Miss World Caribbean.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bimini_Bay_Resort_controversy">Bimini Bay Resort controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bimini Bay Resort controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2008 marine conservationist <a href="/wiki/Jean-Michel_Cousteau" title="Jean-Michel Cousteau">Jean-Michel Cousteau</a> criticized Bimini Bay Resort, now <a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Bimini" title="Resorts World Bimini">Resorts World Bimini</a> by Hilton, calling it a "catastrophe" and announcing, "allowing Bimini Bay to continue with phase II would certainly strip this island paradise of its precious natural riches. Over time, visitors and residents alike will suffer the decline of economic, social and environmental prosperity."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bimini_Island_Air" title="Bimini Island Air">Bimini Island Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bimini_Road" title="Bimini Road">Bimini Road</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2022Census-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2022Census_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2022Census_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/wcm/connect/c0d9fae8-54df-49e3-b4b9-92e29e0b264c/2022+CENSUS+PRELIMINARY+RESULTS_FINAL+April+12+2023.pdf?MOD=AJPERES">"Census population and housing: 2022 Census"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Bahamas Gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-10-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Nassau+Guardian&rft.atitle=Smith+wins+West+Grand+Bahama+and+Bimini+by-election&rft.date=2023-11-22&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Krystel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenassauguardian.com%2Fnews%2Fsmith-wins-west-grand-bahama-and-bimini-by-election%2Farticle_d10a7734-8990-11ee-a40c-eba22c4a7f2f.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">By JERRY HULSE, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-05-tr-8813-story.html">Some insist it was here that Nobel prize- winning Papa Hemingway got the inspiration for his novel about "The Old Man and the Sea." : BIMINI:</a>, May 05, 1985, Retrieved December 01, 2013</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">By Michael H. Cottman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/07/travel/bimini-bahamas-travel/">A beach break in Bimini</a>, January 7, 2013, Retrieved December 01, 2013</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWarne2011" class="citation book cs1">Warne, K. P. (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DcOX8pVTCGQC&q=%22Sunshine+Inn%22++damaged+by+a+hurricane&pg=PA67"><i>Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea</i></a>. Island Press, 2011. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1597266833" title="Special:BookSources/978-1597266833"><bdi>978-1597266833</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 1,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Let+Them+Eat+Shrimp%3A+The+Tragic+Disappearance+of+the+Rainforests+of+the+Sea&rft.pub=Island+Press%2C+2011&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-1597266833&rft.aulast=Warne&rft.aufirst=K.+P.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DDcOX8pVTCGQC%26q%3D%2522Sunshine%2BInn%2522%2B%2Bdamaged%2Bby%2Ba%2Bhurricane%26pg%3DPA67&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCramer1992" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ben_Cramer" title="Richard Ben Cramer">Cramer, Richard Ben</a> (1992). <a href="/wiki/What_It_Takes:_The_Way_to_the_White_House" title="What It Takes: The Way to the White House"><i>What It Takes</i></a>. New York: Random House. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whatittakeswayt00cram/page/455">455</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-394-56260-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-394-56260-7"><bdi>0-394-56260-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=What+It+Takes&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=455&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-394-56260-7&rft.aulast=Cramer&rft.aufirst=Richard+Ben&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCramer1992" class="citation book cs1">Cramer, Richard Ben (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whatittakeswayt00cram/page/437"><i>What It Takes</i></a>. New York: Random House. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whatittakeswayt00cram/page/437">437</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-394-56260-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-394-56260-7"><bdi>0-394-56260-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=What+It+Takes&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=437&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-394-56260-7&rft.aulast=Cramer&rft.aufirst=Richard+Ben&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwhatittakeswayt00cram%2Fpage%2F437&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/341521988113548.php">The Nassau Guardian - www.thenassauguardian.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080603181918/http://www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/341521988113548.php">Archived</a> June 3, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCurranWhite,_Brian2005" class="citation book cs1">Curran, H. Allen; White, Brian (2005). <i>Terrestrial and shallow marine geology of the Bahamas and Bermuda</i>. Special Paper no. 300. Boulder: Geological Society of America. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8137-2300-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8137-2300-0"><bdi>0-8137-2300-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Terrestrial+and+shallow+marine+geology+of+the+Bahamas+and+Bermuda&rft.place=Boulder&rft.series=Special+Paper+no.+300&rft.pub=Geological+Society+of+America&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-8137-2300-0&rft.aulast=Curran&rft.aufirst=H.+Allen&rft.au=White%2C+Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJenningsGruber,_S._H.Franks,_B.Kessel,_S.2008" class="citation journal cs1">Jennings, D.; Gruber, S. H.; Franks, B.; Kessel, S.; Robertson, A. (2008). "Effects of large-scale anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark ( Negaprion brevirostris ) populations of Bimini, Bahamas". <i>Environmental Biology of Fishes</i>. <b>83</b> (4): 369–377. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008EnvBF..83..369J">2008EnvBF..83..369J</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10641-008-9357-3">10.1007/s10641-008-9357-3</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:22065188">22065188</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Biology+of+Fishes&rft.atitle=Effects+of+large-scale+anthropogenic+development+on+juvenile+lemon+shark+%28+Negaprion+brevirostris+%29+populations+of+Bimini%2C+Bahamas&rft.volume=83&rft.issue=4&rft.pages=369-377&rft.date=2008&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A22065188%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2Fs10641-008-9357-3&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F2008EnvBF..83..369J&rft.aulast=Jennings&rft.aufirst=D.&rft.au=Gruber%2C+S.+H.&rft.au=Franks%2C+B.&rft.au=Kessel%2C+S.&rft.au=Robertson%2C+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKresge2005" class="citation book cs1">Kresge, Dave (2005). <i>VantagePoint Guide to Bimini</i>. VantagePoint Guides. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9729589-1-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-9729589-1-6"><bdi>0-9729589-1-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=VantagePoint+Guide+to+Bimini&rft.pub=VantagePoint+Guides&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-9729589-1-6&rft.aulast=Kresge&rft.aufirst=Dave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSaunders2000" class="citation book cs1">Saunders, Ashley (2000). <i>History of Bimini</i>. Vol. I (Rev ed.). Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas: New World Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8082-9219-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8082-9219-7"><bdi>978-0-8082-9219-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Bimini&rft.place=Alice+Town%2C+Bimini%2C+Bahamas&rft.edition=Rev&rft.pub=New+World+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-0-8082-9219-7&rft.aulast=Saunders&rft.aufirst=Ashley&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShinn2009" class="citation journal cs1">Shinn, E.A. (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141107111658/http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/1320/shinn_mystique_beachrock.pdf">"The mystique of beachrock"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>International Association of Sedimentologists</i>. <b>41</b>: 19–28. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/1320/shinn_mystique_beachrock.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 November 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Association+of+Sedimentologists&rft.atitle=The+mystique+of+beachrock&rft.volume=41&rft.pages=19-28&rft.date=2009&rft.aulast=Shinn&rft.aufirst=E.A.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Frainforest%2Fvines%2F1320%2Fshinn_mystique_beachrock.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSwartGregor_P._EberliJudith_A._McKenzie2009" class="citation book cs1">Swart, Peter Koenraad; Gregor P. Eberli; Judith A. McKenzie (2009). "Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists, 41". <i>Perspectives in carbonate geology</i>. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 19–28. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4051-9380-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4051-9380-1"><bdi>978-1-4051-9380-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Special+publication+of+the+International+Association+of+Sedimentologists%2C+41&rft.btitle=Perspectives+in+carbonate+geology&rft.place=Oxford&rft.pages=19-28&rft.pub=Wiley-Blackwell&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-1-4051-9380-1&rft.aulast=Swart&rft.aufirst=Peter+Koenraad&rft.au=Gregor+P.+Eberli&rft.au=Judith+A.+McKenzie&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZink1978" class="citation book cs1">Zink, David (1978). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/stonesofatlantis00zink"><i>The Stones of Atlantis</i></a>. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall Trade. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-13-846923-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-13-846923-7"><bdi>0-13-846923-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Stones+of+Atlantis&rft.place=Englewood+Cliffs%2C+N.J.&rft.pub=Prentice+Hall+Trade&rft.date=1978&rft.isbn=0-13-846923-7&rft.aulast=Zink&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fstonesofatlantis00zink&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABimini" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bimini&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/40px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/60px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/80px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="193" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikivoyage has a travel guide for <i><b><a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bimini#Q863476" class="extiw" title="wikivoyage:Bimini">Bimini</a></b></i>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061009013413/http://www.biminipolice.com/">Bimini Police Royal Bahamas Police</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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