Current Island
  Current Island The location of Current Island within the Bahamas | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 25°21′48″N 76°48′54″W / 25.3633°N 76.8149°W / 25.3633; -76.8149 |
| Archipelago | Lucayan Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 38 (2010) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| 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]
References
- ^ "North Eleuthera Population by Settlement and Total Number of Occupied Dwellings: 2010 CENSUS" (PDF). Government of the Bahamas. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Gross, George (27 May 2016). "North Eleuthera Scuba Diving Conditions and Forecast: June 2016". Coastal Angler. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Hellmayr, Charles E. (1935). Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Vol. XIII, Part VIII. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 80, 149–50, 312. OCLC 923983070.
- ^ Hellmayr, Charles E.; Conover, Boardman (1942). Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Vol. XIII, Part I. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 530-1. OCLC 923982953.
- ^ Hellmayr, Charles E. (1938). Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Vol. XIII, Part XI. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. p. 160. OCLC 173260056.
