Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  address(Noun) Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed. 2  address(Noun) Act of addressing oneself to a person; a discourse or speech. 3  address(Noun) Manner of speaking to another; delivery. a man of pleasing or insinuating address.
The Bahamas is a group of about 700 atolls and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited. The largest of the islands is Andros Island, located 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Florida.
LOCATION AND SIZE. The Bahamas is a chain of 700 islands and about 2,000 cays (low islands or reefs of sand or coral). However, only 29 of the islands are inhabited. The Bahamas is in the North Atlantic Ocean on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, just 72 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Florida. It has an area of 13,939 square kilometers (5,382 square miles) and is a bit smaller than Connecticut.