Little Inagua
Satellite image of Little Inagua, Bahamas
Little Inagua is located in Bahamas
Little Inagua
Little Inagua
The location of Little Inagua within the Bahamas
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates21°30′N 73°00′W / 21.500°N 73.000°W / 21.500; -73.000
ArchipelagoLucayan Archipelago
Area50 sq mi (130 km2)
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
ISO codeBS-IN

Little Inagua is a small remote island in the Bahamas. It is the largest uninhabited island in the Caribbean and has no fresh water.[1] The island remains in an undisturbed and natural state.[2]

In 2002, the Bahamas Government designated it as Little Inagua National Park.[1] The park is approximately 31,600 acres and its designation extends into the marine area to 100 fathoms.[3] The park holds a wide variety of reptiles, birds, wild goats, and donkeys.[4] Additionally, the island is a nesting location for a critically endangered sea turtle species.[1]

On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force rescued six Haitian migrants from the island.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Little Inagua National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Unprecedented Expansion of National Park System" (PDF). Currents. Bahamas National Trust. June 2002. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ "LITTLE INAGUA NATIONAL PARK". The Islands of the Bahamas. Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Things to Do in Great Inagua". Frommer. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Coast Guard, Royal Bahamas Defence Force rescues 6 Haitian migrants off Little Inagua". Coast Guard News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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