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GREAT            ABACO             ISLAND,            of the world's top boating  and sailing
            BAHAMAS FISH ID CARD                                  destinations.

            Great Abaco Island, The  Bahamas  The                 Given that The Abacos are a world-class
            Boating Capital of The World. Franko's                boating and sailing destination, it is true
            Great  Abaco Island Mini-Map and Reef                 that many visitors to The Abacos sleep on

            Creatures Identification Guide                        their boats. But  ashore there are also
                                                                  quaint colonial towns, two golf courses,
            Great Abaco Island dominates the island
            group that is referred to as The Abacos.              and many, many miles of superb beaches.
            The Abacos are The Real Bahamas. This                 The Abacos also boast great fishing and
                                                                  diving, and a wonderful selection of
            beautiful island chain naturally makes  a
            beautiful map, dominated by Great Abaco               hotels, resorts, restaurants and bars. It can

            Island arcing from northwest toward the               be accurately said that The Abacos are the
            south. Franko's Great Abaco Island Mini-              most complete vacation destination in The
            Map and Fish Card has a wonderful little              Bahamas Out Islands.
            map in Bahamas-inspired colors - pastel               On side 1, as you see in the image above,
            green for the land and turquoise ocean                Franko's  Great Abaco Island Mini-Map

            blue for the sea. Take a good look at the             and Fish Card is an accurate map, but on
            map and its scale and note that The                   side 2 it features all of the favorite coral
            Abacos  consist of a 120-mile-long (195               reef  creatures abundantly found in the
            km) island chain, which resembles a mini-             crystal waters here.  These are the same
            Bahamas, complete with its own group of               reef fish and coral species that are
            Out Islands. The two largest islands are              common to the entire Caribbean Sea. You

            Great  Abaco Island and Little Abaco                  will note that The Abacos are on the outer
            Island. Compared to the dozens of islets,             fringe of  the Caribbean Sea. Side 2 of
            these two islands are practically a                   Franko's  Great Abaco Island Mini-Map
            mainland". Note on the mini-map that                  and Fish Card is the fish side. Well over
            there is a string of islands separating Great         100 species of fish are arrayed on this (H

            Abaco and Little Abaco from the Atlantic.             x L) 5.5" x 8.5" (14cm x 21.6cm) card in
            Between the Atlantic and these islands is             an underwater,  coral reef setting. Note
            a  calm shallow turquoise sea full of                 that the card is sized just right for 3-ring
            boaters and sailors called the Sea of                 binder-type dive logs. Divers  who keep
            Abacos. Indeed, The Abacos  boast their               dive log  booklets  can put this card into
            very own sea, and also note that the Sea of           their log  book to keep track of where
            Abacos is dotted with charming islands.               they've been, plus  what species of  fish

            This heavenly sea makes The Abacos one                they've seen. The extensive list of fish and
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