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{{Short description|Island in the Bahamas}}{{Distinguish|Conception Island, Seychelles}}

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| archipelago = Lucayan Archipelago| country = Bahamas| population = | population_as_of = Eastern Time Zone>EST| utc_offset1 = -5Eastern Time Zone>EDT| utc_offset1_DST = -4| iso_code = BS-RC}}Conception Island is an islet located in the Bahamas. It is {{convert|7|–|9|km2|abbr=on}} and reaches {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It is an important rookery for nesting seabirds and hatching site for green turtles. It is uninhabited and protected as part of the Conception Island National Park.In 2015, a species of boa called the Conception Bank silver boa (Chilabothrus argentum) was found to occur here;JOURNAL, Reynolds, R. Graham, Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Geneva, Anthony J., Aviles-Rodriguez, Kevin J., Herrmann, Nicholas C., 2016, Discovery of a remarkable new boa from the Conception Island Bank, Bahamas, Breviora, 549, 1, 1–19, 10.3099/brvo-549-00-1-19.1, NEWS,www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/silver-boa-constrictor-species-discovered-on-remote-caribbean-island, The Guardian, New boa constrictor species discovered on remote Caribbean island, 27 May 2016, the new species is endemic to Conception as well as its satellite islets.

See also

• Geography of the Bahamas

References

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External links

• Conception Island
• www.stellamarisdiving.com/conceptionislewall.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20070222003341www.stellamarisdiving.com/conceptionislewall.html">Diving at Conception Island

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