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Environment
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Environment
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Hurricane
impact on beaches in the eastern Caribbean Islands 1989 - 1995
APPENDIX V. ANTIGUA-BARBUDA BEACH DATA 1995 AND 1996
| Location of Beach Monitoring Sites in
Antigua 1991-1996 |
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| Location of Beach Monitoring Sites in Barbuda 1995 |
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| Beach Changes in Antigua-Barbuda Following Hurricane Luis in 1995 | |||
| Site | Change in Profile Area (%) | Change in Profile Width (m) | Change in Dune/Land Edge (m) |
| Antigua : | |||
| Dickenson Bay A | -19 | - 0.4 | NR |
| Dickenson Bay B | -27 | - 3.5 | NR |
| Dickenson Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Dickenson Bay D | -68 | -10.2 | - 6 |
| Dickenson Bay E | -70 | -14.8 | NR |
| Runaway Beach A | ND | ND | ND |
| Runaway Beach B | -68 | - 5.9 | -10 |
| Runaway Beach C | -36 | - 5.9 | -10 |
| Fort James A | ND | ND | ND |
| Fort James B | ND | ND | ND |
| Deep Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Deep Bay B | + 4 | - 0.9 | - 2 |
| Yorks Beach A | +44 | + 3.6 | 0 |
| Yorks Beach B | -44 | -10.0 | - 2.5 |
| Stony Horn Beach A | -13 | - 1.8 | 0 |
| Stony Horn Beach B | ND | ND | ND |
| Mosquito Cove | -41 | -11.9 | 0 |
| Lignumvitae Bay A | +11 | + 0.9 | 0 |
| Lignumvitae Bay B | +64 | + 8.8 | 0 |
| Lignumvitae Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Lignumvitae Bay D | -20 | - 3.8 | - 9 |
| Ffryes Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Ffryes Bay B | ND | ND | ND |
| Ffryes Bay C | -40 | -21.8 | -18 |
| Ffryes Bay D | +30 | +20.9 | -10 |
| Darkwood Beach A | ND | ND | ND |
| Darkwood Beach B | ND | ND | ND |
| Darkwood Beach C | -82 | -23.0 | -15 |
| Crab Hill | -69 | -13.2 | - 6 |
| Morris Bay | -73 | - 9.1 | - 9 |
| Falmouth | -18 | - 5.2 | - 5 |
| Pigeon Point A | +19 | + 4.3 | 0 |
| Pigeon Point B | -14 | - 6.5 | - 3 |
| Mamora Bay | -10 | - 0.9 | 0 |
| Halfmoon Bay A | -33 | -12.0 | 0 |
| Halfmoon Bay B | + 3 | + 4.8 | 0 |
| Halfmoon Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Long Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Long Bay B | - 9 | + 0.5 | - 3 |
| Dutchman Bay A | +13 | + 3.5 | 0 |
| Dutchamn Bay B | -15 | - 6.4 | 0 |
| Dutchman Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Jabberwock A | -12 | - 3.3 | -17 |
| Jabberwock B | -12 | - 2.4 | - 8 |
| Barbuda: | |||
| Cocoa Point | -63 | + 1.6 | -20 |
| Dulcina Hotel | -40 | - 7.7 | -18 |
| Palm Beach | -18 | + 2.8 | -15 |
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No data usually because of loss of the reference point NR Not relevant because of the presence of a wall or building |
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| Beach
Changes in Antigua Following Hurricane Luis (May 1996 values compared with July 1995 values) |
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| Site | Recovery of Profile Area (%) | Recovery of Profile Width (%) | Recovery of Profile Width (m) |
| Dickenson Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Dickenson Bay B | ND | ND | ND |
| Dickenson Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Dickenson Bay D | 86.0 | 93 | - 1.418 |
| Dickenson Bay E | 33.7 | 53.6 | -14.032 |
| Runaway Beach A | 69.3 | 86.7 | - 2.587 |
| Runaway Beach B | 84.6 | 127.0 | + 6.183 |
| Runaway Beach C | 101.9 | 94.7 | - 1.669 |
| Fort James A | ND | ND | ND |
| Fort James B | ND | ND | ND |
| Deep Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Deep Bay B | ND | ND | ND |
| Yorks Beach A | 129.5 | 117.6 | + 5.595 |
| Yorks Beach B | 122.1 | 126.0 | + 6.816 |
| Stony Horn Beach A | 72.7 | 79.1 | - 4.044 |
| Stony Horn Beach B | ND | ND | ND |
| Mosquito Cove | 111.7 | 81.1 | - 8.062 |
| Lignumvitae Bay A | 126.9 | 130.9 | +16.555 |
| Lignumvitae Bay B | 193.8 | 157.7 | +11.533 |
| Lignumvitae Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Lignumvitae Bay D | 132.0 | 142.4 | + 9.413 |
| Ffryes Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Ffryes Bay B | ND | ND | ND |
| Ffryes Bay C | 126.9 | 119.9 | +10.333 |
| Ffryes Bay D | 120.0 | 117.6 | +11.781 |
| Darkwood Beach A | ND | ND | ND |
| Darkwood Beach B | ND | ND | ND |
| Darkwood Beach C | 111.1 | 94.9 | - 1.904 |
| Crab Hill | 107.7 | 106.9 | + 1.987 |
| Morris Bay | 37.2 | 66.7 | - 6.585 |
| Falmouth | 114.4 | 102.5 | + 0.789 |
| Pigeon Point A | 100.9 | 95.8 | - 1.204 |
| Pigeon Point B | 94.3 | 70.4 | - 7.127 |
| Mamora Bay | 82.4 | 82.4 | - 1.064 |
| Halfmoon Bay A | 78.0 | 85.1 | - 7.456 |
| Halfmoon Bay B | 115.8 | 119.5 | + 6.496 |
| Halfmoon Bay C | 92.9 | 115.9 | - 3.727 |
| Long Bay A | ND | ND | ND |
| Long Bay B | 104.5 | 113.7 | + 3.516 |
| Dutchman Bay A | 112.1 | 105.7 | + 1.538 |
| Dutchamn Bay B | 81.5 | 72.1 | - 7.943 |
| Dutchman Bay C | ND | ND | ND |
| Jabberwock A | 108.7 | 95.4 | - 1.710 |
| Jabberwock B | 158.7 | 149.3 | +14.116 |
| ND No data usually because of loss of the reference point | |||
