Windermere Island
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[[Image:Windermeresign.JPG|thumb|200px|Windermere Sign From Queens Highway Eleuthera]]
[[Image:Windermere Beach.JPG|thumb|200px|Windermere Beach]]
'''Windermere Island''' is an [[island]] located in [[The Bahamas]] which about five miles long and is noted for its beaches. It is connected to [[Eleuthera]] by a short bridge protected by a guardhouse. The Island is private and only accessible to homeowners as well as guests and is renowned as a private retreat for people from all over the world. The adjoining waters and flats of [[Savannah Sound]] are considered to be a premier bonefishing location. Although seldom mentioned in articles and guidebooks, Windermere's five-mile long beach is protected by a five mile long reef which is rich in fish and underwater flora, the beach was considered by [[Jacques-Yves Cousteau]] to be one the two most beautiful in the world.
The island is populated with private homes and the Club at Windermere, a private club offering a restaurant, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. [[Diana Princess of Wales]] holidayed in one of the houses, and enjoyed the beach in [[Savannah Sound]] from where a member of the [[paparazzi]] snapped the infamous picture of a pregnant Princess in a swimsuit. Famous Residents Include The Cousteau family ([[Jacques-Yves Cousteau]]), [[Mariah Carey]], The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn ([[James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn]]), [[India Hicks]] and The Johnson Family ([[Lyndon B. Johnson]]). Members of England's royal family visit the island regularly, often arriving by Private [[Helicopter]].
[[Mariah Carey]] and [[Nick Cannon]] were married in late April 2008 at her private residence on the island<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24413267/ |title=Mariah Carey reportedly Married in Bahamas |date 2008-05-02 |publisher=msnbc.com |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>.
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[[Category:Islands of the Bahamas]]