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Hurricane impact on beaches in the eastern Caribbean Islands 1989 - 1995
APPENDIX VII. ST. KITTS BEACH DATA 1995 AND 1996
| Location of Beach
Monitoring Sites in St. Kitts 1991-1996 |
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| Beach
Changes in St. Kitts Following Hurricane Luis |
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| Site | Change in Profile Area (%) | Change in Profile Width (m) | Change in Dune/Land Edge (m) |
| Mainland Sites : | |||
| Frigate Bay South | - 6 | + 2.170 | 0 |
| Basseterre East | +13.9 | + 3.095 | - 4 |
| Basseterre West | -74.6 | -10.886 | -10 |
| New Guinea Bay | ND | ND | ND |
| Pump Bay | ND | ND | ND |
| Belle Tete South | +63.5 | +14.230 | 0 |
| Belle Tete North | -23.4 | + 3.207 | -22 |
| Dieppe Bay West | -56.2 | - 8.808 | -10 |
| Dieppe Bay North | +136.7 | +13.678 | 0 |
| Dieppe Bay East | -20.3 | - 5.950 | - 1 |
| Caines Pasture | -10.5 | - 6.080 | -12 |
| Sandy Bay | ND | ND | ND |
| Conaree | + 3.5 | + 3.982 | - 1 |
| Halfmoon Bay | + 4.9 | + 0.470 | 0 |
| Frigate Bay North | -11.2 | - 1.550 | - 6 |
| Peninsula Sites : | |||
| North Friars Bay North | -53.4 | -34.104 | - 7 |
| North Friars Bay South | -44.5 | - 8.929 | 0 |
| Sand Bank Bay North | - 3.9 | + 2.338 | - 2 |
| Sand Bank Bay South | ND | ND | ND |
| Mosquito Bay North | +30.2 | + 2.817 | 0 |
| Mosquito Bay South | -23.3 | - 4.788 | 0 |
| Cockleshell Bay East | +167.6 | +11.871 | 0 |
| Cockleshell Bay Cen. | +80.9 | +11.281 | 0 |
| Cockleshell Bay West | -36.5 | -12.203 | -11 |
| Banana Bay East | -41.2 | - 8.223 | - 7 |
| Banana Bay West | -50.8 | - 8.204 | - 8 |
| Majors Bay East | + 1.1 | + 0.113 | 0 |
| Majors Bay West | -80.6 | -15.453 | -15 |
| Ballast Bay Central | - 6.7 | - 0.752 | NR |
| Ballast Bay North | -23.6 | - 3.394 | NR |
| White House Bay Cen. | + 1.3 | + 0.056 | - 2 |
| White House Bay North | +14.3 | + 0.992 | 0 |
| South Friars Bay South | -18.9 | - 1.405 | - 4 |
| South Friars Bay Cen. | -52.3 | - 4.798 | - 6 |
| South Friars Bay North | -79.8 | -33.388 | 0 |
| ND
no data NR not relevant due to presence of a wall or building |
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| Beach
Recovery in St. Kitts (
Peninsula
Sites) Following Hurricane Luis (April 1996 values compared with August 1995 values) |
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| Site | Recovery of Profile Area (%) | Recovery of Profile Width (%) | Recovery of Profile Width (m) |
| North Friars Bay North | 26.0 | 62.7 | -28.490 |
| North Friars Bay South | 96.4 | 116.8 | + 5.293 |
| Sand Bank Bay North | 101.2 | 89.8 | - 4.996 |
| Sand Bank Bay South | ND | ND | ND |
| Mosquito Bay North | 126.7 | 98.2 | - 0.352 |
| Mosquito Bay South | 75.6 | 74.8 | - 6.207 |
| Cockleshell Bay East | 293.5 | 186.1 | + 6.722 |
| Cockleshell Bay Cen. | 159.8 | 140.9 | + 6.687 |
| Cockleshell Bay West | 56.2 | 55.7 | -11.582 |
| Banana Bay East | 121.2 | 121.8 | + 4.833 |
| Banana Bay West | 48.8 | 68.1 | - 5.788 |
| Majors Bay East | 101.1 | 96.6 | - 0.290 |
| Majors Bay West | 52.2 | 63.6 | - 7.623 |
| Ballast Bay Central | 119.0 | 112.0 | + 2.036 |
| Ballast Bay North | 85.8 | 93.5 | - 1.473 |
| White House Bay Cen. | 106.5 | 108.9 | + 1.175 |
| White House Bay North | 106.1 | 112.9 | + 2.331 |
| South Friars Bay South | 29.7 | 57.0 | -12.470 |
| South Friars Bay Cen. | 54.6 | 74.6 | - 5.628 |
| South Friars Bay North | 36.7 | 40.8 | -28.828 |
| ND no data | |||
