Inagua

Inagua is the southernmost district of the Bahamas. It is the islands of Great Inagua and Little Inagua.

District of Inagua
District
Coordinates: 25°4′N 77°20′W
Country	Bahamas
Island	Great Inagua
Established	1999
Government
• Type	District Council
• Chief Councillor	Francoinn Cox
• Deputy Chief Councillor	Colin Ingraham
Area
• Total	1,679 km2 (648 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	~1,000
• Density	0.59/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	242

Great Inagua is the third largest island in the Bahamas at 596 square miles (1544 km²) and lies about 55 miles (90 km) from the eastern tip of Cuba. The island is about 55 × 19 miles (90 × 30 km) in extent, the highest point being 108 ft (33 m) on East Hill. It encloses several lakes, most notably the 12-mile long Lake Windsor (also called Lake Rosa) which occupies nearly ¼ of the interior. The population of Great Inagua is 969 (2000 census).

The island's capital and only harbour is Matthew Town.

There is a large bird sanctuary in the centre of the island. There are more than 80,000 West Indian Flamingoes and many other exotic birds such as the native Bahama Parrot, the Bahama woodstar hummingbird, Bahama pintails, Brown pelicans, Tri-colored herons, Snowy egrets, Reddish egrets, Stripe-headed tanangers, Cormorants, Roseate spoonbills, American kestrels, and Burrowing owls.