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Environment
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Hurricane
impact on beaches in the eastern Caribbean Islands 1989 - 1995
APPENDIX
III. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BEACH DATA 1989
| Location of Beach Monitoring Sites in the British Virgin Islands 1989-1994 |
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| Beach Changes in the British Virgin Islands Following Hurricanes Gabrielle and Hugo in 1989 | ||
| Site | Change in Profile Area (%) | Change in Profile Width (m) |
| Tortola: | ||
| Black Rock Belmont | + 8.8 | + 0.537 |
| Long Bay Belmont | -70.9 | -14.138 |
| Cappoons Bay West | -22.0 | - 8.846 |
| Cappoons Bay East | +14.3 | + 0.161 |
| Little Carrot Bay | 0 | - 0.082 |
| Great Carrot Bay | +41.8 | - 1.761 |
| Cane Garden Bay | - 4.8 | - 3.116 |
| Brewers Bay | +33.6 | + 6.292 |
| Josiahs Bay | -50.6 | ND |
| Long Bay Lambert | -10.5 | -12.423 |
| Lloyds | + 6 | - 1.716 |
| Fat Hogs Bay | +45.0 | + 2.452 |
| Brandywine Bay | + 6.6 | - 4.2 |
| Kingstown | ND | ND |
| Fish Bay | + 8.7 | - 0.16 |
| Nanny Cay | -53.2 | - 3.232 |
| Smugglers Cove | - 0.5 | + 2.376 |
| Mean | - 3.0 | - 2.146 |
| Virgin Gorda: | ||
| Devils Bay | +13.2 | + 2.399 |
| The Baths | +95.5 | +14.048 |
| Spring Bay | +22.7 | + 2.320 |
| Spanish Town | + 7.3 | + 1.208 |
| St. Thomas Bay | + 2.4 | - 1.134 |
| Little Dix Bay | +17.0 | - 0.260 |
| Savannah Bay | -19.8 | - 5.640 |
| Mahoe Bay | - 4.4 | + 1.320 |
| Nail Bay | -16.4 | - 1.120 |
| Little Leverick Bay | -17.2 | - 1.140 |
| Mean | +10.03 | + 1.200 |
| Anegada: | ||
| Loblolly Bay | -15.6 | - 1.500 |
| Bones Bight | + 1.0 | - 1.700 |
| Cow Wreck Bay | +30.5 | + 3.13 |
| Ruffling Point | -21.9 | - 8.21 |
| East of Pomato Point | +51.7 | + 4.81 |
| Anegada Reef Hotel | -15.1 | - 2.283 |
| West of Nutmeg Point | -32.2 | - 2.562 |
| Mean | + 4.6 | - 1.188 |
| Beef Island: | ||
| Long Bay West | - 7.6 | + 0.78 |
| Long Bay East | +11.3 | + 0.216 |
| Trellis Bay East | -34.4 | + 0.565 |
| Trellis Bay West | +45.4 | + 1.612 |
| Mean | + 3.7 | + 0.793 |
| Peter Island: | ||
| Sprat Bay | +42.2 | + 1.700 |
| Deadmans Bay West | -68.2 | -11.52 |
| Deadmans Bay East | ND | ND |
| Big Reef Bay | - 6.4 | - 1.08 |
| Mean | -10.8 | - 3.633 |
| Jost Van Dyke: | ||
| White Bay | -20.9 | - 3.179 |
| Great Harbour | - 8.1 | - 2.955 |
| Mean | -14.5 | - 3.067 |
| ND No data | ||
