what continent does the bahamas belong to?
North America
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 The Bahamian flag ranks sixth worldwide , behind the Hong Kong and Greek registries , but is similar in size to the Marshallese flag of convenience , with about 200 more ships but a carrying capacity about 6 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 DWT lower . Malta , at the ninth position worldwide , had about 100 more ships than the Bahamas , with a capacity of 50 @,@ 666 @,@ 000 DWT , representing 4 % of the world fleet with 12 % growth that year . 

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 = = = Bahamas and Southeastern United States = = = 

entailment
 = = = = The Bahamas = = = = 

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 In his 1935 book , The Three Americas , Widney said that Atlantis was in the area where the Bahamas are located . He thought it was a semi @-@ tropical island , inhabited by peoples from the Americas rather than from Europe . He also believed that there was a submerged lost continent in the South Pacific Ocean . 

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 = = = Greater Antilles and Bahamas = = = 
