Lee Stocking Island
Island of the Exuma Cays, Bahamas
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Lee Stocking Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Exuma.
  Lee Stocking Island The location of Lee Stocking Island within the Bahamas | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 23.7721°N 76.0998°W |
| Archipelago | Lucayan Archipelago |
| Administration | |
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| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| ISO code | BS-EX |
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”.
