Abaco Coast

Abaco lies on the Little Bahama Bank at the northeastern end of the Bahamian archipelago. Outer cays and reefs shelter the Sea of Abaco from the Atlantic, creating quieter waters along the long main island. In 1783 Loyalists leaving the newly independent United States began to settle here. They established communities on Abaco and its outlying cays, where the sea and small harbours remained central to local life.