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  Bimini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bimini (bĭm·ə·nē) is a district of the Bahamas comprised of a chain of islands, the largest islands are: North Bimini and South Bimini.
Bimini is located about 50 miles (80 km) east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the mainland United States.
During the period of Prohibition in the United States, Bimini was a favorite haven and supply point for the rum-running trade.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bimini   (749 words)

  
 Bimini Glass from the Glass Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bimini Glass was set up in Vienna in 1923 by Fritz Lampl together with his brothers-in-law Artur and Josef Berger, who were architects.
Bimini made very fine pieces in a style sometimes mistaken for 1950's Murano glass, with filigree opaque swirling stripes, little figures and animals.
The name Bimini was taken from a poem by Heinrich Heine dated 1852 which describes Bimini as a miracle island with the spring water of eternal youth.
www.glassencyclopedia.com /Biminiglass.html   (561 words)

  
 Bahamas / The Biminis
North Bimini, the focus of the population and activities, consists of a strip of land 7 miles long and no wider than 700 yards.
Despite the fact that Bimini is the Bahamian island closest to the United States, sitting only 48 miles east of Miami, its easy way of life is reminiscent of the past.
Bimini began as a rendezvous for rum runners and wreckers who plundered the ships that ran aground reefs.
www.geographia.com /bahamas/bsbiin01.htm   (371 words)

  
 Bimini's Amazing History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bimini is the western most island in a chain of islands which form the independent sovereign state of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Rum runners flooded Bimini with cases and barrels of liquor to be smuggled to the United States.
While Bimini has benefitted greatly from the influence and patronage of non-Bahamians the people who call Bimini their own have made substantial contributions to their islands development.
home.earthlink.net /~dgcraig/id10.html   (3792 words)

  
 Bimini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bimini, known for its big game fishing, uncrowded beaches and partying night-life, is also referred to as author Ernest Hemingway’s retreat.
North Bimini has most of the population while South Bimini, where the airport is located, was used mainly for farming.
The other islands next to Bimini are Gun Cay, located nine miles south of Bimini; Cat Cay, one mile south-east of Bimini and a port-of-entry for The Bahamas, and Ocean Cay where arragonite, a pure limestone, is mined from the ocean floor.
www.bahamas.gov.bs /BahamasWeb/aboutbahamas.nsf/Subjects/Bimini   (219 words)

  
 The Bimini Islands: Ernest Hemingway's Retreat
The tiny Biminis, situated 40 miles (80km) off the coast of Florida, is home to the finest fishing arenas in the world, that attract many a sportsmen to the championship fishing tournaments held year round.
Perhaps, that is because in the waters surrounding Bimini, grouper, swordfish, marlin, tuna, and Wahoo, are as common as the sand.
Bimini was a rendezvous point for wreckers who settled in the islands in the mid-19th Century.
thebahamasguide.com /islands/bimini   (442 words)

  
 Bimini - Wikitravel
Bimini is a district of the Bahamas and consist of two main islands located 50-miles east of Florida.
South Bimini is where the fairly new airport is located but has only recently started to see development.
The economic fuel of Bimini comes from deep sea fishing and the island is known as the "Deep Sea Fishing Capital of the World." The storied past can be seen in the many fl and white photos of record catches around the island, but commercial overfishing has greatly reduced the big game.
wikitravel.org /en/Bimini   (521 words)

  
 Deep Sea Fishing Trips in Bimini Bahamas
Bimini is one of the islands of the Bahamas, and is actually two small islands, North Bimini and South Bimini, which are separated by a narrow channel.
Bimini is located just 50 miles east of Florida, a short 25 minute plane ride away.
Bimini is just a 25 minute plane ride from Florida, and there are several charter airlines that make frequent trips to the island from either Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.
www.biminifishing.com /BiminiFacts.htm   (285 words)

  
 Bimini Bahamas, facts, history and information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bimini is a mere 40 miles east of Miami, so close that you can see the glow of the city at night.
Bimini has remained relatively unchanged over the years and is a very quiet and peaceful place to live or stay.
Bimini is most famous for big game fishing in its surrounding waters.
islands.thebahamian.com /bimini.html   (462 words)

  
 Bimini Biological Field Station - shark research & marine biology internships - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The many mysteries of Bimini's waters lured the show down, as well the chance to take a look at the amazing sea creatures that can be found here, and even the chance to look for some sea creatures that can't be found anywhere.
In addition to the sharks and photographs here at the station, the students were eager to see the Bimini boa, and a few of the students even worked up the courage to hold this endemic snake for the first time in their lives.
Bimini is home to many other beautiful & unique animals, and the BBFS has launched a new page to showcase some of them.
www.miami.edu /sharklab/news.html   (3004 words)

  
 Bimini : Introduction | Frommers.com
Bimini is famous and overrun with tourists, particularly in summer, but visitors will have the Berry Islands practically to themselves.
Bimini is still known as the big-game fishing capital of the world, and fishermen still come here throughout the year to fish in flats, on the reefs, and in the streams.
Another reason is that a large part of Bimini is privately owned; despite pressure from the Bahamian government, the landholders have not sold their acreage, and Bimini can't "spread out" until they do.
www.frommers.com /destinations/bimini/0263010001.html   (890 words)

  
 Bimini Biological Field Station - shark research & marine biology internships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Bimini Islands are made up of North & South Bimini, and a chain of rocks & cays.
The main islands of North and South Bimini are relatively small, totaling about 9 square miles, much of which is mangroves and shallow lagoons.
The BBFS staff and volunteers use Bimini Island Air Charters for all travel to and from Bimini.
www.miami.edu /sharklab/faq.html   (1277 words)

  
 Bimini: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bimini is a district Districts of the Bahamas quick summary:
The districts of the bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere in the bahamas except new providence, whose affairs are handled directly by the...
The bimini road is an underwater stone structure near the bimini island....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/bimini.htm   (1000 words)

  
 POLICE NEWS Royal Bahamas Police in Bimini
The Royal Bahamas Police Community Relations Unit in Bimini is in partnership with a Canadian volunteer public service organisation in Whitby, Ontario, near Toronto, which is sending books to Bimini for distribution to island schools and to the local public library.
Officers from Bimini, headed by PC 1277 Sweeting, who is responsible for marine operations in Bimini District, assisted DEU officers from Nassau and the DEA/US Coast Guard in apprehending a luxury yacht being operated by two Bahamians in waters north of Bimini.
Mazel Hinzey, originally from Bimini, and currently a resident of Exuma was promoted to the rank of sergeant in a promotion exercise that saw many reserve police officers throughout The Bahamas promoted within the ranks.
www.biminipolice.com /POLICENEWS.html   (2247 words)

  
 Boating Solutions Bimini Tops Product Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Both the vinyl outside and the reinforced fabric backing are treated with marine ultraviolet and mildew retardant and is 100% waterproof, and the easiest of all the fabrics to keep clean.
Two 90° standard deck mounts are included with each bimini for mounting on a horizontal surface, however several other types of mounts are available for mounting vertical, angled, curved and rounded areas.
Please note: Do not install bimini mounts on windshield wings if they are stout enough to handle the pressure or if there is a possibility of shattering the glass when drilling.
www.boatingsolutions.com /biminitops.htm   (603 words)

  
 BIMINI REVISITED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On April 22 and 23, 2002, we examined and sampled dredged materials from a new boat channel that was being dredged by the developer of the Bimini Bay Resort complex.
Figure 2 is a satellite shot taken in late February 2002 of the dredged channel (blue) and the road constructed of dredged material (white) on the west side of the channel.
Artesian flow at Bimini would thus occur by classical U-tube type of flow in which the higher arm of the “tube” is the end on the higher island.
www.huttoncommentaries.com /Other/Bimini/2002ERATrip/bimini_revisited.htm   (6241 words)

  
 Private Flights to Bimini, Bahamas - Air Charter Bahamas
Bimini also has a beautiful beach, just take a ride down Queen's Highway on the western side of North Bimini and you'll understand that fishing is not the only spectator sport on the Bimini Islands.
Bimini was settled in the early part of the 20th Century (1920's).
Due to its proximity to the U.S., Bimini served as a base of operations for rumrunners from South Florida and Nassau.
www.aircharterbahamas.com /pages/bimini.html   (877 words)

  
 Bimini Road
In the early 1900's, famed American psychic Edgar Cayce predicted that evidence of the lost continent of Atlantis would appear in the Bahamas in 1968 or 1969.
Others have claimed to have seen pyramids and stone circles on the sea bed, but the only thing that has been confirmed for sure is what has become to be known as the Bimini Road.
Skeptics claim that the Bimini road is a natural formation, even though it is a unique one.
www.subversiveelement.com /BiminiRoad.html   (145 words)

  
 Bimini
Bimini is the closest Island in the Bahamas to the United States.
These islands originally became popular during the 1930's when the islands were used as a base for the rum runners.
The lost island of Atlantis is supposed to be located just north of this island, and a road can be seen from the air on days that the ocean is calm, but researchers are still trying to confirm if the myth is really true.
www.goldenwingscharter.com /Bimini/bimini.htm   (138 words)

  
 Bimini 2005 Report
At the underwater "Bimini Road" off Bimini, several areas were found where at least three massive blocks sat on top of each other and another dozen or so were found that revealed two massive blocks on top of each other.
Rebikoff presented his evidence from the Bimini Road to a large group of European geologists and archaeologists in the 1970s, and all agreed that it appeared to be a harbor identical to several in the Mediterranean.
McKussick utilized the Bimini study published in Nature, and again later in an article in Archaeology, to state that the Cayce organization is a "cult and a religion." He asserted that Cayce was a fake and that the Bimini Hoax was perpetrated to bring attention to the Cayce organization and tourists to Bimini.
edgarcayce.org /am/bimini2005report.html   (3471 words)

  
 An introduction to the island of Bimini in the Bahamas
Or, as in the case of one would-be President, Bimini is where they go to fall from grace in the first place.
There are two main islands, north and south Bimini, and then a string of islets running south to Cat Cay, a private island for the rich and famous.
But ultimately he was still a tourist, and like tourists after him he found on Bimini a garden of sensual delights: the pursuit of the big fish, trade winds in palm trees, pristine beaches leading down to gin-clear water, lazy afternoons with a rum glass close at hand.
biminicruisingguide.com /bimini_island.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Prophecy & Fulfillment
Only inferences can be drawn as to what it once was, but it is interesting to note that the most ancient and advanced cultures of the Andes also built their massive temples in the shape of a giant U, something to which the “J” shape of the remaining structure off Bimini seems to suggest.
Bimini and these stones structures are now the center of a controversy with many heads like the Medusa.
Bimini was nothing more than an obscure island 50 years ago.
www.bermuda-triangle.org /html/prophecy___fulfillment.html   (863 words)

  
 Bimini island  Bahamas vacation rental home by owner
For the Bimini road, healing hole, memory rock, fountain of youth, the shark mound, wild dolphins and all that great fishing and scuba diving to be lumped together into such a neat little package is a true gift of the universe.
Bimini is world famous for its bone fish and blue water fishing.
The mystery of Bimini centers around a formation of stone beneath the sea which is believed to be a part of the lost city of Atlantis.
www.getawaybahamas.com /Islands_information/Bimini_island.htm   (567 words)

  
 About Bimini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Upon your arrival on Bimini you will be required to clear Bahamas Customs and Immigration.
BIMINI UNDERSEA Check-In Once you've exited the Customs building you will be met by one of our dive staff.
In addition to SCUBA diving, BIMINI UNDERSEA also offers Sea Kayaking and Bike Rentals should you wish to explore the island by other means.
www.biminiundersea.com /bimini.htm   (559 words)

  
 BoatUS BoatTECH Guides: Bimini Tops
Bimini tops can make a real difference in your boating comfort, protecting you from direct sun and rain.
Bimini top frames are available in aluminum and stainless steel.
Bimini tops should be cleaned, dried and stored for the winter or whenever your boat is laid up for long periods.
www.boatus.com /boattech/bimtop.htm   (585 words)

  
 Things To Do In Bimini Other Than Deep Sea Fishing
Bimini’s outstanding reputation for fishing attracts people from all over the world who are seeking to catch a trophy fish.
Bimini's famous Healing Hole is a freshwater sulfur spring located deep in the mangrove forest on the northeastern part of Bimini.
Untouched by pollution, the sand is soft and white, and the crystal clear water is a beautiful shade of blue.
www.biminifishing.com /ThingsToDo.htm   (652 words)

  
 Focus on Bimini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sunset in Bimini at this time of the year is about 8 EDT, so in good weather, they should have enough time to make the two-hour crossing and have a reasonable reserve of daylight.
It is nice to have the sun high and behind you when entering an unfamiliar harbor, but they should be okay at 5 p.m., especially since their vessel does not require a great deal of water depth.
Bimini is the island (two actually), Alice Town is the town.
www.pelicanpower.com /Bimini   (2186 words)

  
 Bimini Bahamas
Today, the wrecks of Spanish galleons make for fascinating dive sites along with fl coral, exotic fish and a mysterious stone formation that some say that the Lost Continent of Atlantis is located off the shores of Bimini and the Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth is located in South Bimini.
Bimini’s waters are popular for the big-game fishing.
The Bimini Biological Field Station (BBFS) a small, self contained research station affiliated with but not owned by the University of Miami is located on Bimini.
www.bahamasgateway.com /bimini.htm   (237 words)

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