Pirates Well

Pirates Well
Pirates Well
	Pirates Well
	Coordinates: 22°25′58″N 73°06′03″W / 22.43278°N 73.10083°W
Country	Bahamas
Island	Mayaguana
District	Mayaguana
Population (2012)
• Total	235
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code	242

Pirates Well is a town in the Bahamas, located on Mayaguana island. It has a population of 235 (2012 estimates).^[1] Pirates Well is home to a well, clearly marked by a sign and circled by stones and mortar, that was dug by buccaneers in the 16th century, hence the name.^[2] The Baycaner Beach Resort is located in Pirates Well.^[3]

It is 500 km southeast of the capital Nassau. Pirates Well is 5 meters above sea level.^[4] Average annual temperature in the village is 25 °C . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 28 °C, and the coldest is January, with 23 °C.^[5] The average annual rainfall is 1,026 millimeters. The rainiest month is October, with an average of 244 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 9 mm rainfall.^[6]

During Hurricane Irma the sea wall was damaged and several power lines were down in Pirates Well but there was no serious damage to houses.^[7]

References

^ World Gazetteer
^ The Pirate's Well Bahamas GeoTourism
^ Baycaner Beach Resort Bahamas GeoTourism
^ Pirates Well at GeoNames.org
^ NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index
^ NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)
^ Devastation Left In Irma's Wake Tribune242

External links

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[1] World Gazetteer

[2] The Pirate's Well Bahamas GeoTourism

[3] Baycaner Beach Resort Bahamas GeoTourism

[4] Pirates Well at GeoNames.org

[5] NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index

[6] NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)

[7] Devastation Left In Irma's Wake Tribune242

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