Bahamas · Bahamas
Ragged Island
A salt island at the end of the Jumentos chain.
- Population
- 72 (2010)
- Irma
- September 8, 2017
Then
- 1800s
Duncan Taylor develops the salt ponds at Duncan Town.
- 1930s
Salt production peaks, then declines.
- 2017
Hurricane Irma hits Duncan Town directly, and the island is evacuated.
Now
Duncan Town is the only settlement in the chain. This place covers Nurse Channel and Guinchos Cay on the Great Bahama Bank.
2 tide stations around Ragged Island
- Nurse Channel23.2 mi
- Guinchos Cay157.0 mi