Pirates Well is a town in southern

Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...

, located on

Mayaguana Mayaguana (from Taíno language ''Mayaguana'', meaning "Lesser Midwestern Land") is the easternmost island and district of The Bahamas. Its population was 277 in the 2010 census. It has an area of about . About north of Great Inagua and southe ...

island. It has a population of 235 (2012 estimates). Pirates Well is home to a well, clearly marked by a sign and circled by stones and mortar, that was dug by buccaneers in the 16th century, hence the name. The Baycaner Beach Resort is located in Pirates Well. It is 500 km southeast of the capital Nassau. Pirates Well is 5 meters above sea level. Average annual temperature in the village is 25 °C . The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 28 °C, and the coldest is January, with 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,026 millimeters. The rainiest month is October, with an average of 244 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 9 mm rainfall. During

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria, Maria two weeks later. At the time, it was considered ...

the sea wall was damaged and several power lines were down in Pirates Well but there was no serious damage to houses.Devastation Left In Irma's Wake
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The Pirate's Well
Populated places in the Bahamas {{Bahamas-geo-stub