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Cat Island

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island in the Bahamas

Key facts

Country
The Bahamas
Island
Cat Island
Type
District Council
Chief councillor
Kevin Brown
Deputy chief councillor
Alvin Thurston
Island administrator
Neil Campbell
Total
389 km (150 sq mi)
Density
3.9/km (10/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Located in
The Bahamas
Population
1570
Area
388
Elevation
63
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Body of water
Caribbean Sea
Highest point
Mount Alvernia
Image
Cat Island, Bahamas.JPG
Width
21.9
Length
76.8
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topic's main category
Category:Cat Island, Bahamas
Commons category
Cat Island
inception
1999-00-00
located in/on physical feature
Lucayan Archipelago
twinned administrative body
Richton Park
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Encyclopedic overview

Cat Island is located in the Bahamas, and is one of its districts. Cat Island also has the nation's highest point, Mount Alvernia (formerly known as Como Hill). It rises to 63 metres (207 ft) and is topped by a monastery called The Hermitage. This assembly of buildings was erected by the Franciscan "Brother Jerome" (John Hawes).

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cat Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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