Grand Bahama Island

Japanese: グランド･バハマ[島]（英語表記）Grand Bahama Island

An island about 100 km off the coast of the Florida peninsula. One of the main islands of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, it has an area of 1,114 km2 and a population of 40,898 (1990). The Bahamas has been in the limelight as a financial and processing trade center in the Caribbean due to its tax haven policy, but its center is the Freeport, which was established on the island in 1955. Since then, large-scale oil refineries and various processing industries have developed, and the population has tripled. In 1977, an oil berth capable of docking the world's largest tankers was built offshore.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フロリダ半島沖約100kmに浮かぶ島。バハマ連邦の主要な島の一つで，面積1114km2，人口4万0898(1990)。バハマは〈タックス･ヘイブン〉政策のためにカリブ海の金融･加工貿易センターとして脚光を浴びているが，その中心が1955年この島に設定されたフリーポート(自由港)で，大規模な石油精製基地や各種の加工工業が発展し，人口も約3倍になった。77年には沖合に世界最大級のタンカーが接岸できる石油バースが建設された。

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