Crooked Island
, island (
93 sq mi/241 sq km; 1990 pop.
412), 250 mi/400 km SE of New Providence Isl.,
SE Bahamas; 22°45'N 74°10'W. A sparsely populated isl. producing
aloe vera and cascarilla bark. Pop. figure includes neighboring Long
Cay. Tourist development is very limited, and emigration has reduced
the pop. by 75% since 1901. Visited by Columbus on Oct. 21, 1492.
Amer. loyalists settled here and grew cotton in the 1780s, but later
abandoned their plantations because of insect infestation.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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