Geography | |
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Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 23°46′20″N 76°05′59″W / 23.7721°N 76.0998°W |
Archipelago | Lucayan Archipelago |
Administration | |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
• Summer ( DST) | |
ISO code | BS-EX |
Lee Stocking Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Exuma.
The island was host to a marine research facility from 1984 to 2012, which was connected to NOAA. [1] Stromatolites are found offshore of the island. [2] [3]
A map of 1823 shows it was actually named, “Leeward Stocking Island”. In the days before Google Earth, map makers drew it as a stocking. Upwind towards the predominant South East Tradewinds was “Windward Stocking”. Later in 1898, the name was noted as “Leonard Stocking Island”.
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 23°46′20″N 76°05′59″W / 23.7721°N 76.0998°W |
Archipelago | Lucayan Archipelago |
Administration | |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
• Summer ( DST) | |
ISO code | BS-EX |
Lee Stocking Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Exuma.
The island was host to a marine research facility from 1984 to 2012, which was connected to NOAA. [1] Stromatolites are found offshore of the island. [2] [3]
A map of 1823 shows it was actually named, “Leeward Stocking Island”. In the days before Google Earth, map makers drew it as a stocking. Upwind towards the predominant South East Tradewinds was “Windward Stocking”. Later in 1898, the name was noted as “Leonard Stocking Island”.