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Three hundred yards across the Paradise Island Bridge from Nassau's harbour, PARADISE ISLAND consists of 686 acres of hard-pack coral and wind-blown limestone oolite sand, and until the mid-1960s was Nassau's boat-building centre and supported a population of wild hogs and domesticated pigs. This former " Hog Island " also acted as a get-away for rich tourists, home to places like the posh Ocean Club , a 59-room Georgian charmer with a central courtyard garden and tennis courts. In 1967, when the Paradise Island Bridge linked the island with Nassau, a small airport was built at the island's eastern end, and Resorts International created a huge hotel complex catering to package tourists. With a recent second bridge now assisting the increased traffic flow, Paradise Island has become a hugely popular destination, with a spate of resorts, hotels, casinos and beaches submitting it to accusations of being overbuilt. Still, the island has some quiet backwaters, namely a marvellous north coast where pink sands meet the soft turquoise of the Atlantic Ocean.
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