Eleuthera
Eleuthera, sometimes spelled Eleuthra, is an island in The Bahamas. It is 50 miles (80 km) east of Nassau. It is long and thin—110 miles (180 km) long and in places little more than 1 mile (1,600 m) wide.
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 25°06′N 76°08′W / 25.100°N 76.133°W |
| Archipelago | Bahamas |
| Area | 518 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Length | 110 mi (180 km) |
| Width | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Country | |
 Bahamas | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 11,165 |
| Density | 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Eleuthera Media
NASA satellite image, showing New Providence Island to the west, and east of it, the long, narrow island of Eleuthera running north and south (along with its associated Harbour and other small islands), as seen from space in 1997
Gregory Town, Eleuthera in December 2012
Eleuthera Island is one of several within the archipelago surrounded by shallow seas, visible here as light blue. Mosaic patterns of sand waves built by sea bottom currents in the shallows stand out in stark contrast to the deep blue of the ocean depths of a thousand feet in the Exuma Sound.
Beach scene at Current Island, Eleuthera
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