Current Island | |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean |
Map: | Bahamas |
Coordinates: | 25.3633°N -76.8149°W |
Archipelago: | Lucayan Archipelago |
Country: | Bahamas |
Population: | 38 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Iso Code: | BS-NE |
Current Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of North Eleuthera. The island had a population of 38 at the 2010 census.[1] The island is separated from the island of North Eleuthera by a channel known as the Current Cut, which is a site used for diving.[2]
Bird species found on the island include the Bahama swallow (callichelidon cyaneoviridis), black-whiskered vireo (vireosylva calidris barbaiula), the Bahama bananaquit (coereba bahamensis)[3] the Bahama ground dove (columbigallina passerina bahamensis),[4] and the Bahaman bullfinch (pyrrhulagra violacea).[5]