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Marsh Harbour
—  Town  —
Coordinates: 26°31′42.5″N 78°41′47.7″W / 26.528472°N 78.696583°W / 26.528472; -78.696583
Country	Bahamas
District	Central Abaco
Township	Marsh Harbour-Spring City Township
Government
- Governing Body
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone
Area code(s)	242

Marsh Harbour is a town in Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 5,314.

Home to more than five thousand residents, Marsh Harbour is the third largest town in The Bahamas and the main focus of tourism in the Abacos. Marsh Harbour is a shipbuilding center, but tourism accounts for most of its revenues.^[1] A number of good inns are located here. Although the town doesn't have the quaint New England charm of either New Plymouth or Hope Town, it does have a shopping center and various other facilities not found in many Out Island settlements. Good water-taxi connections, too, make this a popular place from which to explore offshore cays, including Man-O-War and Elbow." Boat rentals are available as are bikes and motor bikes.

The settlement lies on a peninsula just off the smoothly paved Great Abaco Highway, which runs south through Great Abaco to Cherokee Point and Little Harbour. North of town, the road becomes S.C. Bootle Highway, another smooth stretch that runs north and west toward Treasure Cay and Little Abaco.

Marsh Harbour has the majority of services available in all of the Abacos, including a post office, bookstore, grocery stores, specialty shops, travel agencies, and laundries. Visitors come to boat, swim or snorkel, and stay at one of the lodges located near Bay Street on the waterfront, though some adventurers reserve a day or two to kayak in the Marls on trips conducted by naturalist guides.

American R&B singer Aaliyah was among nine killed in a fatal plane accident departing Marsh Harbour Airport after filming the music video "Rock the Boat" in 2001.

[edit] See Also

• Spring City, Abaco
• Marsh Harbour-Spring City Township

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Coordinates: 26°24′N 77°10′W / 26.4°N 77.167°W / 26.4; -77.167