Cay Lobos

Cay Lobos is an island in the Bahamas. It is located in the South Andros district, in the southern part of the country, 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of Nassau, the capital city.

The terrain of Cay Lobos is varied. The highest point on the island is 4 meters above sea level.^[1]

In 1935, Franklin D. Roosevelt went on a fishing trip on the island.^[2] During World War II, the island was visited by USS Welles. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the island was used to transport Cuban refugees to Key West via USCGC Androscoggin.^[3]

The main landmark on the island is Cay Lobos Lighthouse [fr].^[4]

1. ^ Keegan, William F.; Pateman, Michael P. (August 2018). "Remote cays and the pre-Columbian colonisation of The Bahamas". Antiquity. 92 (364): e10. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.148. ISSN 0003-598X.
2. ^ Cross, Robert (2003). Sailor in the Whitehouse: The Seafaring Life of FDR. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612515007. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
3. ^ USCGC Androscoggin, 1946 (WPG/WHEC-68), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
4. ^ "Lighthouses of Eastern Cuba". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

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