Great Abaco
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| Area | 2009 |
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| Population | 17,224 (2010) |
| Largest settlement | Marsh Harbour |
| Pop. density | 8. 6 /km2 (22. 3 /sq mi) |
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| ID | 2359155 |
About Great Abaco
The Abaco Islands are a group of islands and barrier cays in the northern Bahamas, east of southern Florida. Dive sites include Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park with its underwater caves and colourful coral reefs. Turtles, eagle rays and sharks populate Walker's Cay National Park in the far northwest. Numerous marinas dot the coast, offering boat access to the Sea of Abaco's shallow, navigable waters.
Striking reportages from all over the world in 2019
... To see a destroyed house in the hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas...
New storm hits the Bahamas two weeks after the hurricane Dorian
... Carl Smith, of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (Nema), told reporters the storm could be on the search for missing persons, as well as efforts to supply the goods on Grand Bahama and Great Abaco the worst hit Islands But he said that although the weather would slow down, logistics, Nema had emergency plans in place...
Storm Dorian makes landfall in Canada
... Aid agencies say the situation on Great Abaco is desperate, with residents unable to find food or clean water...
Hurricane Dorian: Rescue efforts stepped up as storm survivors flee
... There were similar scenes in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, where people queued for private boats to take them to safety...
Hurricane Dorian: Hundreds flee chaos in storm-ravaged Bahamas
...Hurricane Dorian survivors board private boats to be evacuated from Great Abaco Island Hundreds of Hurricane Dorian survivors have fled affected areas of the Bahamas as thousands more anxiously await evacuation from the worst-hit islands...
Week in pictures: 31 August - 6 September 2019
... A view of the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, in the northern Bahamas...
The Papers: 'Plan B' for PM as rebels 'vow to break him'
... She was found, along with another woman and her three children, on the island of Great Abaco...
Hurricane Dorian: 'Hundreds trapped' on N Carolina island
... Great Abaco has been rendered virtually uninhabitable The International Red Cross fears 45% of homes on Grand Bahama and the Abacos - some 13,000 properties - were severely damaged or destroyed...
Week in pictures: 31 August - 6 September 2019
Our selection of some of The Most striking news photographs taken around The World This Week .
Boris Johnson wrestles with a bull at Darnford Farm, Banchory near Aberdeen, Scotland. The Prime Minister has faced a week in which his brother Jo resigned as MP and a minister, and opposition parties refused to back his demand for a general election before the EU summit in mid-October. Yemeni children attend class on The First day of the new academic year in The City of Taez. Their school was damaged last year in an Air Strike during fighting between the Saudi-backed government forces and the Huthi rebels. Bangladeshi patients suffering from Dengue Fever receive treatment at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka. Leader of The House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, reclines across seats during a Brexit debate. Mr Rees-Mogg was criticised for his Body Language and told to "sit up man!". First Minister Nicola Sturgeon cuts the hair of David Torrance SNP MSP at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, raising nearly £1,500 for the cancer support charity Maggie's Centre in Kirkcaldy. Mr Torrance had been growing his hair for a year. A Lightning Strike above the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument and its equestrian statue in Rome during a thunderstorm. Looters in South Africa take items from an alleged foreign-owned shop during a riot in the Johannesburg suburb of Turffontein. Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades in an attempt to quell the unrest. The country's police minister, Bheki Cele , said "criminality rather than xenophobia" was to blame for the "senseless violence". A view of the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, in the northern Bahamas. The country's government has warned that the Death Toll will be "staggering". Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (second right) and his partner Matthew Barrett (right) welcome US Vice President Mike Pence (centre left) and Second Lady Karen Pence (left) to Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park , Dublin. The US vice-president and his wife were on a two-day visit to The Republic of Ireland, arriving on Monday. He said the US recognised the "unique challenges" regarding the Irish border and Brexit. Art installation The Ship of Tolerance by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov makes a colourful scene on the River Thames in Central London . The art piece, part of the Totally Thames celebration, is dedicated to educating and connecting children from different continents, cultures, and identities through the language of art.photography
Source of news: bbc.com
