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Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. [2] The island of Eleuthera incorporates the smaller Harbour Island. "Eleuthera" derives from the feminine form of the Greek adjective ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros), meaning "free". [3] Known in the 17th century as Cigateo, it lies 80 km (50 miles) east of Nassau. It is long and thin—180 km ...
The Eleutheran Adventurers were a group of English Puritans and religious Independents who left Bermuda to settle on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas in the late 1640s. . The small group of Puritan settlers, led by William Sayle, were expelled from Bermuda for their failure to swear allegiance to the Crown and left in search of a place in which they could freely practice their fa
Central Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. Its capital, Governor's Harbour , is the largest city in the district, with a population of 701. Politics
North Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. It has a population (2010 census) of 3,247. It has a population (2010 census) of 3,247. [ 1 ]
Central and South Eleuthera is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. It elects one member of parliament (MP) using the First past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Clay Sweeting from the Progressive Liberal Party since 2021.
Governor's Harbour is a principal settlement and administrative centre in Eleuthera in The Bahamas. It corresponds roughly to the centre of the former district of Central Eleuthera . Established by William Sayle and the Eleutherian Adventurers in 1648, it lays claim to being the beginning of the post- Lucayan Bahamas.
South Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera. The district had a population of 4,955 in 2010. [ 1 ] Tarpum Bay and Rock Sound are the largest settlements.
Freetown is an area in the Bahamas located on the island of Eleuthera. As of 2018, it had a population of about 100. It should not be confused with the Freetown parliamentary constituency on the island of New Providence, which saw 4,004 votes cast in the 2017 election. [1] There is also an area on the island of Grand Bahama called Freetown.