Coakley Cay
| Coakley Cay | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Bahamas | |
| Geographical location | 23 ° 27 ′ N , 76 ° 1 ′ W | |
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Coakley Cay is an approximately 140 hectare island in the Exuma group of islands in the Bahamas . The island is privately owned. It was originally given to William Lockhart of Baronald, Scotland, around 1700. His heirs now reside in the Bahamas and the United States.
location
Coakley Cay is one of the largest private islands in the Exuma Cays (Bahamas) and is located approximately 15 miles west of George Town , Exuma. The closest islands are Duck Cay , 2.4 miles and Bowe Cay , 3.4 miles away. The nearest airport is Exuma International Airport , 12 miles away , which is located in George Town on Exuma. From there flights to Nassau, Miami, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Toronto are offered.
The highest point on the island is about 14 m. With two lakes there are wetlands on the island.
vegetation
Coakley Cay is, as the name " Cay " suggests, a coral island with sand deposits. The island is heavily overgrown. There is a 500 m long white sand beach on the east side of the island.
history
Coakley Cay was originally given to William Lockhart of Baronald, Scotland, around 1700. In the late 1960s, his descendant, Captain Victor George Lockhart, became the legal owner of this private island. Captain Lockhart was one of the first, as the heir to the Loyalists to the King of England, to claim and actually receive land ownership. Captain Lockhart died in 2008 at the age of 99. He was one of the founding members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of the Bahamas and he campaigned strongly for the interests of the Bahamian island owners and people.
Today the Bahama Island is owned by its heirs. At times over $ 25 million was offered to buy the island, but it remained family-owned.
Individual evidence
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: Coakley Cay, The Bahamas. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ FlightStats: (GGT) Exuma International Airport. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Surpreme Court Records of the Bahamas.
- ↑ Land for Sale in Exuma Cays. Retrieved May 3, 2015.