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Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of ___MASK67___ , and the closest major island to the United States , lying off of Palm Beach , Florida . It is the fourth largest island in ___MASK67___ island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2 , 400 cays . The island is approximately long west to east and at its widest point north to south . Administratively , the island consists of the Freeport Bonded Area and the districts of East Grand Bahama and West Grand Bahama . A swamp is a wetland that is forested . Many swamps occur along large rivers where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations . Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes . Some swamps have hammocks , or dry - land protrusions , covered by aquatic vegetation , or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundation . The two main types of swamp are " true " or swamp forests and " transitional " or shrub swamps . In the boreal regions of ___MASK31___ , the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog or muskeg . The water of a swamp may be fresh water , brackish water or seawater . Some of the world ' s largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon , the Mississippi , and the Congo . Andrae Williams ( born 12 July 1983 in Freeport , Bahamas ) is a Bahamian sprint athlete mainly competing in the 400m . Freeport is a city , district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest Bahamas . In 1955 , Wallace Groves , a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama , was granted of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area . Freeport has grown to become the second most populous city in ___MASK67___ . Virginia (, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia ) is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , as well as in the historic Southeast . Virginia is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland ___MASK17___ America , and " Mother of Presidents " because eight U . S . presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth ' s estimated population is over 8 . 3 million , which is slightly less than New York City .