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09-01-2019, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodLife
Doesn't sound like you have ever been there, highest point in Abaco Island is 134 feet above sea level and a good percentage of the island is over 25 feet. Also the 3rd largest barrier reef in the world is off shore which will help mitigate surge. That said, wouldn't want to be there right now.
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Point taken, I should have been more specific.
The reports I was watching, obviously were referring to Abaco's largest community Marsh Harbor...which is only 13 feet above sea level.
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Abaco’s largest community is Marsh Harbor. The town of 6,000 people sits 13 feet above sea level, making them vulnerable to a surge of the magnitude currently forecast.
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As for its barrier reef providing even a modicum of "relief" from a storm surge such as this, would love to see your citation(s)...as I've yet to hear that it makes any difference ifor Marsh Harbor.
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