Lee Stocking Island

Lee Stocking Island
	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
	Bahamas
Additional information
Time zone	EST (UTC-5);
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4);
ISO code	BS-EX

Lee Stocking Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Exuma.

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]

References

"Our History". Perry Institute for Marine Science. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
"Stromatolites of Lee Stocking Island". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Dill, R.F.; Kendall, C.G.St.C.; Shinn, E.A. (1989). Giant Subtidal Stromatolites and Related Sedimentary Features: field trip guidebook T373 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union. p. 1. ISBN 0875906494. OCLC 1049421426.

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[1] "Our History". Perry Institute for Marine Science. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[2] "Stromatolites of Lee Stocking Island". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[3] Dill, R.F.; Kendall, C.G.St.C.; Shinn, E.A. (1989). Giant Subtidal Stromatolites and Related Sedimentary Features: field trip guidebook T373 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union. p. 1. ISBN 0875906494. OCLC 1049421426.