The back story
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Island guide
Inagua: the birdwatching capital
Tens of thousands of West Indian flamingos, the 1870 lighthouse, Union Creek’s turtles and the salt pans of Matthew Town.
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Inagua: Our Favourites
Inagua in one page: Inagua National Park’s flamingos, the 1870 lighthouse, Union Creek Reserve and the salt works.
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What to see and do
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The flamingo capital
Inagua National Park
Created in 1965 on 183,740 acres, home to the world’s largest breeding colony of West Indian flamingos.
Matthew Town, Great Inagua, The BahamasExplore View on map
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Views to Cuba
Great Inagua Lighthouse
A working all-white lighthouse from 1870 in Matthew Town; on a clear day you can see Cuba from the top.
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Turtles in the mangroves
Union Creek Reserve
Nearly 5,000 acres of mangroves and tidal creek on Great Inagua’s north-west shore, a refuge for green and hawksbill turtles.
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The Caribbean’s largest uninhabited island
Little Inagua National Park
An uninhabited land-and-sea park, reached only by boat.
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The salt island
Morton Salt works
The solar salt works that have shaped Great Inagua since the late 1930s.
Health
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The local clinic
Matthew Town Community Clinic
The government community clinic in Matthew Town, run by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Public Health.
Matthew Town, Great Inagua, The BahamasExplore View on map
Questions and answers
How do you get to Inagua?
Fly into Great Inagua Airport, or take the weekly mail boat from Nassau.
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