Hope Town

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The red and white striped lighthouse at Hope Town in the Abaco Islands, is a noted local landmark.

Hope Town is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco islands. Hopetown is a small village on Elbow Cay, located in Abaco. Golf carts are the main source of transportation.

[edit] Elbow Reef Light

Hope Town features one of the last operational oil-fueled lighthouses in the world. This lighthouse is striped red and white. It's light can be seen from 17 miles away.

[edit] Hurricanes

Probably Hope Town's most notable hurricane was Hurricane Floyd that hit Hope Town on September 14, 1999 as a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

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Districts of the Bahamas

Acklins | Berry Islands | Bimini | Black Point | Cat Island | Central Abaco | Central Andros | Central Eleuthera | Freeport | Crooked Island | East Grand Bahama | Exuma | Grand Cay | Harbour Island | Hope Town | Inagua | Long Island | Mangrove Cay | Mayaguana | Moore's Island | New Providence | North Abaco | North Andros | North Eleuthera | Ragged Island | Rum Cay | San Salvador | South Abaco | South Andros | South Eleuthera | Spanish Wells | West Grand Bahama