Editing Eleuthera (section)

== Geography and wildlife ==
The name Eleuthera refers both to the single Bahamian island and its associated chain of small islands, which include [[Harbour Island, Bahamas|Harbour Island]], [[Windermere Island]], [[Man Island (Bahamas)|Man Island]], and [[Current Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bahamas.com/islands/eleuthera|title=Eleuthera & Harbour Island|work=bahamas.com|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> Eleuthera forms part of the [[Great Bahama Bank]] on its western edge and its eastern coastline faces the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="BNT1"/><ref name="Dummies">{{cite book |last=Porter |first=D |date=2007 |title=Bahamas for Dummies |url=https://archive.org/details/bahamasfordummie00port |url-access=registration |publisher=John Wiley |page=[https://archive.org/details/bahamasfordummie00port/page/46 46-47]|isbn=9780471962502 }}</ref> The main island lies 80&nbsp;km (50 miles) east of [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]].<ref name="BNT1"/> It is a long and thin island; 180&nbsp;km (110 miles) long and little more than 1.6&nbsp;km (1.0 mile) wide at its narrowest.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The island has an estimated area of 457.4 square-kilometers,<ref name=UNEP>{{cite web | author = Dahl, Arthur & UNEP Staff | title = UNEP Island Directory: Islands of Bahamas, Eleuthera [99] | date = October 21, 1990 | url = http://islands.unep.ch/ISB.htm#99 | location = Geneva, CHE | publisher = United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) | access-date = January 6, 2017 | archive-date = October 31, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171031100932/http://islands.unep.ch/ISB.htm#99 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and presents 336&nbsp;km (210 miles) of coastline.

The topography of the island varies, including wide rolling [[Sand|pink sand]] beaches, large outcrops of ancient coral reefs, caves, and other geological features.<ref name="BNT1"/> The island features, among other flora and fauna, 13 catalogued species of native amphibian and reptile species, three of which were listed as endangered in 2000.<ref name=UNEP/> The main island is home to a 25-acre [[nature preserve]]; the Leon Levy Native Plant Reserve, which includes an environmental education centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bnt.bs/leon-levy-preserve/|title=Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve|publisher=Bahamas National Trust|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427175647/https://bnt.bs/leon-levy-preserve/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The waters around Eleuthera contain an abundance of [[shark]]s and [[Batoidea|rays]], which is attributed by the local Cape Eleuthera Institute to the banning of long-line fishing in local waters.<ref name="Journal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.caribjournal.com/2017/02/12/sharks-mean-bahamian-economy/#|title=What Sharks Mean to the Bahamian Economy|date=13 February 2017|publisher=The Caribbean Journal|access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref>