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Lat.: N26 32' 00"
Long.: W77 05' 00"
Size: 649 Sq. mls
Island Crest
ABACO
Island Information
Abaco, the second largest island in The Bahamas, is best known as a yachtsman’s paradise. Abaco and its cays are scattered over 130 square miles of aquamarine water. Its two major islands, Great and Little Abaco, have a myriad of small cays flanking the mainland. The sea channel between the islands allows for good cruising. Abaco, located in the northern Bahamas, typically boats pine forests and is frequented by hunters of wild boar and ducks. Its waters abound with fish, including the marlin and sailfish. It also has bonefishing flats.
Abaco is the third most populous island in The Bahamas and bears a resemblance to New England from which it attracts so many of its visitors and winter residents. Marsh Harbour is the commercial centre located on Great Abaco. The first settlement on Abaco Was Carleton Point, located at the northern end of Treasure Cay a luxury resort development. Carleton was settled in 1783 by 600 Loyalists refugees from New York, fleeing the newly independent United States.
Other settlements include its northern cays, such as Walker’s Cay and the Grand Cays; Crown Haven and Fox Town in Little Abaco, and Cooper’s Town on Great Abaco; Green Turtle Cay, Hope Town, Moore’s Island, the tourist resort of Castaways Cay, Great Guana Cay, Cherokee Sound, Little Harbour, Hole-in-the-Wall, Sandy Point, Crossing Rock, Spring City and Man-O-War Cay.
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ABACO ADMINISTRATORS POSTING
As of 30th April 2001
area code 1 (242)
LOCATION
NAME
POSITION
OFFICE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER
Cooper's Town (North)
Ivan Ferguson
Deputy Administrator
365-0000
365-0402
Green Turtle Cay
Ivan Ferguson
Deputy Administrator
365-4497
N/A
Marsh Harbour (Central)
Everette Hart
Administrator
367-2344
367-3313
Hope Town
Everette Hart
Administrator
N/A
N/A
Sandy Point (South)
Benjamin Pinder
Assistant Administrator
366-4001
366-4263
ABACO CHIEF COUNCILLORS’ TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS
area code 1 (242)
DISTRICT
CHIEF COUNCILLOR
PHONE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER
North Abaco
Joseph Norris
365-887 / 365-0401 / 367-3700
365-0402 / 367-3700
Grand Cay
Roosevelt Curry
359-1200
353-1309
South Abaco
Stanley White
366-4207 / 366-4045
366-4007
Moore’s Island
Alex Davis
366-6153
366-6316
Central Abaco
Silbert Mills
367-4957 / 8 359-6113
367-4531
Hope Town
Fanny Susan Bethel
366-0600
366-0600
Information courtesy of Bahamas Information Services, Department of Archives and Local Government.
For more information visit the Website of the Ministry of Tourism