Nassau (Bahamas)

LC control no.	n 79077387
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Nassau (Bahamas) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Bahamas--Nassau
Variant(s)	Nassau, Bahamas City of Nassau (Bahamas) Nassau City (Bahamas) Nassau Port (Bahamas)
See also	Charles Town (Bahamas) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Beginning date	1695
Associated country	Bahamas
Found in	GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 25°04ʹ60ʺN 077°21ʹ00ʺW) Britannica online, September 12, 2015 (Nassau, originally called Charles Towne, capital of The Bahamas, West Indies, a port on the northeastern coast of New Providence Island; it was established as Charles Towne in the mid-17th century and took its present name in the 1690s from a family name of King William III of England, but it was not laid out until 1729) Wikipedia, September 12, 2015 (Nassau, Bahamas; City of Nassau; capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; formerly known as Charles Town; it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. Rebuilt, it was renamed Nassau in 1695; 25°4ʹN 77°20ʹW) GEOnet, September 12, 2015 (Nassau; variants: City of Nassau; Nassau City; capital of a political entity, Bahamas, The; 25°04ʹ05ʺN, 077°18ʹ36ʺW (25.067951, -77.309929)) The Bahamas Tourist Office UK official website, September 12, 2015 (Charles Town on New Providence Island was burnt to the ground by the Spanish in 1684, but later rebuilt and renamed Nassau in 1695) <http://www.bahamas.co.uk/about-the-bahamas/facts/history> Pirates of the Caribbean wiki, viewed September 12, 2015 (Nassau, originally named Charles Town and often referred to as Nassau Port, was the only port on the island of New Providence; originally a privateer anchorage named Charles Town, it was burned down by the Spaniards in 1684 and was renamed Nassau in 1695 once it had been rebuilt) <http://pirates.wikia.com/wiki/Nassau>
Geographic area code	nwbf---