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Pig Beach
Uninhabited island in Exuma, the Bahamas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pig Beach[1] located on Big Major Cay[2] (also known as Major Cay[3]) is a beach on an uninhabited island (or cay) located in Exuma, the Bahamas. The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs which live on the island. It has become a tourist attraction in modern times.
Quick Facts Nickname: Pig Beach, Geography ...
Nickname: Pig Beach | |
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![]() Pigs swimming in the Bahamas | |
Geography | |
Location | the Americas |
Archipelago | Exuma Cays |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands | 1 |
Administration | |
Capital city | Nassau |
Largest settlement | Nassau (pop. 248,948; as of 2010[update]) |
Prime Minister | Hubert Minnis |
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The pigs are known in popular culture as "the swimming pigs"[4] although other islands with swimming pigs exist in the Bahamas.[5]