Approximately 325 miles from Miami it is a quiet, sleepy family island.
Cat Island is full of hills and boasts the highest elevation of the Bahamas.
The highest point is 200 feet above sea lever and it is brimmed with cliffs as well as tropical forests. This island has much deeper soil than most of the other islands of The Bahamas, actually tops of sand dunes from ancient plains. Plants and animals are typical of the West Indies and mainly migrated from the same. It is believed that Cat Island was discovered by Columbus and was initially named San Salvador. Thereafter the name was changed by Parliament to Cat Island, after Arthur Catt a buccaneer who buried treasure there.