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Crooked Island is an island and district, part of a group of Bahamian islands defining a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island in the north and Acklins in the south-east, and the smaller are Long Cay (once known as Fortune Island) in the north-west, and Castle Island in the south.

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District of Crooked Island and Long Cay
Island and district
Coordinates: 22°45′N 74°13′W
Country	Bahamas
District	1999
Government
• Type	District Council
• Chief Councillor	David Daxon Sr.
Area
• Total	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	330
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	242

History

The islands were settled by American Loyalists in the late 1780s who set cotton plantations using over 1,000 slaves. After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire these became uneconomical, and the replacement income from sponge diving has now dwindled as well. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming.

It is believed that the first Post Office in the Bahamas was at Pitts Town on Crooked Island.

Population

The main town in the group is Colonel Hill (pop. 51) on Crooked Island.

The population of Crooked Island was 330 at the 2010 census.[1]

Transportation

The island is served by Colonel Hill Airport.

References

На других языках

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[de] Crooked Island

Crooked Island ist eine Insel und ein Distrikt der Bahamas.

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- [en] Crooked Island, Bahamas

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[es] Isla de Crooked

La isla de Crooked (en inglés, Crooked Island) es una isla y de distrito del grupo de las islas Bahamas que se extiende en una laguna llamada Bahía de Acklins, de los cuales los más importantes son la Isla Crooked, en el norte y Acklins en el sureste, y entre los más pequeños están Cayo Largo o Long Cay (una vez conocido como Isla de la Fortuna o Fortune Island), en el noroeste, y la Isla Castillo (Castle Island) en el sur.

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[fr] Crooked Island

Crooked Island (île crochue en anglais) est une île et un district des Bahamas.

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[it] Crooked Island

Crooked Island è un'isola e un distretto delle Bahamas con 323 abitanti al censimento 2010[1].

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[ru] Крукед-Айленд (Багамы)

Крукед-Айленд (англ. Crooked Island) — остров и район, входящий в состав группы Багамских островов, образующей крупную мелководную лагуну под названием бухта Аклинса (Bight of Acklins), крупнейшими из которых являются Крукед-Айленд на севере и Аклинс на юго-востоке, а наименьшими — Лонг-Ки (Long Cay, когда-то называемый островом сокровищ — Fortune Island) на северо-западе и Касл-Айленд (Castle Island) на юге.

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