Caribbean Tales - The Bahamas - Ragged Island
Ragged Island
The sickle-shaped Ragged Island Range stretches from the Jumento Cays at the
southern tip of The Exumas curves east, then south down to Great Ragged Island,
this two-by-five mile island bears a single settlement: Duncan Town. The total
size of Ragged Island 9.5 is square miles, and the highest point of elevation
is 116ft. Latitude position is 22.19 degrees north and 75.73 degrees west.
The islands have an area of 15-square miles.
It is a very dry, wild, windswept place, surrounded
by a treacherous sea. Ragged Islanders are in much demand for their skills
in navigating these shoals; their chief occupations are shipping, fishing
and making handicrafts.