travel42 Port Guide: San Salvador Island

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Located on the outer reaches of the Great Bahama Bank, tiny San Salvador may be the place where Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World in 1492. There's a certain amount of evidence to support the theory, but some promote Samana Cay, an island some 65 mi/105 km farther south, as the landing spot—so far, there's no conclusive proof that can decide the issue.

Even if you accept San Salvador as the island, there's a certain amount of uncertainty about exactly where the explorer came...