▁throughout ▁the ▁islands ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" cat ast roph ic ▁damage " ▁and ▁" p ure ▁hell ". ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁combined ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 7 , 2 2 4 ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁principal ▁settlement ▁and ▁capital ▁is ▁Marsh ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Marsh ▁Har bour ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁other ▁settlement s ▁on ▁Great ▁Ab aco ▁including ▁Ch ero kee ▁Sound , ▁Co op ers ▁Town , ▁Cross ing ▁Rock , ▁Green ▁T urt le ▁C ay , ▁Hope ▁Town , ▁Little ▁Har bour , ▁Rock y ▁Point , ▁Sand y ▁Point , ▁Spring ▁City , ▁Tre asure ▁C ay , ▁Wilson ▁City , ▁and ▁W inding ▁Bay . ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁Great ▁Ab aco ▁are ▁several ▁smaller ▁islands ▁known ▁as ▁c ays , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁popular ▁with ▁tour ists ▁visit ing ▁the ▁islands . ▁A ▁few ▁notable ▁c ays ▁include ▁Cast away ▁C ay ▁( former ly ▁G ord a ▁C ay ), ▁El bow ▁C ay , ▁T illo o ▁C ay , ▁the ▁Grand ▁C ays , ▁Great ▁Gu ana ▁C ay , ▁Man - O - W ar ▁C ay , ▁Green ▁T urt le ▁C ay , ▁Moore ' s ▁Island , ▁and ▁Walker ' s ▁C ay . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁The ▁Bah am as ▁National ▁Trust ▁maintain s ▁six ▁national ▁par ks ▁in ▁the ▁Ab ac os ▁Islands . ▁These ▁are : ▁ ▁Pel ican ▁C ays ▁Land ▁and