Current Island Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Eleuthera Population by Settlement and Total Number of Occupied Dwellings: 2010 CENSUS. Government of the Bahamas. 5 January 2019.
  2. News: North Eleuthera Scuba Diving Conditions and Forecast: June 2016. Coastal Angler. George. Gross. 27 May 2016. 5 January 2019.
  3. Book: Hellmayr, Charles E.. Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 1935. XIII, Part VIII. 80, 149-50, 312. 923983070.
  4. Book: Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Charles E.. Hellmayr. Boardman. Conover. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 1942. XIII, Part I. 530-1. 923982953.
  5. Book: Hellmayr, Charles E.. Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 1938. XIII, Part XI. 160. 173260056.