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Lee Stocking Island

Coordinates: 23°46′20″N 76°05′59″W / 23.7721°N 76.0998°W / 23.7721; -76.0998
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Lee Stocking Island
Lee Stocking Island is located in Bahamas
Lee Stocking Island
Lee Stocking Island
The location of Lee Stocking Island within the Bahamas
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates23°46′20″N 76°05′59″W / 23.7721°N 76.0998°W / 23.7721; -76.0998
ArchipelagoLucayan Archipelago
Administration
Additional information
Time zone
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ISO codeBS-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”.

References

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  1. ^ "Our History". Perry Institute for Marine Science. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Stromatolites of Lee Stocking Island". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ Dill, R.F.; Kendall, C.G.St.C.; Shinn, E.A. (1989). Giant Subtidal Stromatolites and Related Sedimentary Features: field trip guidebook T373 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union. p. 1. ISBN 0875906494. OCLC 1049421426.