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Little Gasparilla Island is a barrier island in southwest Florida in Charlotte County. It is just north of Gasparilla Island, separated by Gasparilla Pass, and it lies west of the town of Placida, separated by Placida Harbor. It is connected with Don Pedro Island to the north by a thin strip of beach and mangrove swamp.
The photos show demolished houses, uprooted trees, and mass destruction. In addition to Florida, Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction across several states.
The photo, which is at least seven years old, isn’t of Helene. It was posted after several hurricanes, but it appears to have first surfaced online after Hurricane Irma swept across Florida in 2017.
Helene barreled into the Florida coast under the cover of darkness, and sunrise on Friday revealed the first look at the trail of destruction left behind by the Category 4 storm. Intense winds and ...
Gasparilla Island (16 P) S. Sanibel, Florida (1 C, 11 P) Santa Rosa Island (Florida) (9 P) ... Little Gasparilla Island; Longboat Key; M. Manasota Key; Marco Island; N.
The harbor's mouth is located behind Gasparilla Island, one of the many coastal barrier islands on the southwest coast of Florida, with access from the Gulf of Mexico through the Boca Grande Pass between Gasparilla Island on the north and Lacosta Island on the south. Charlotte Harbor covers about 270 sq mi (700 km 2)
Dyre lost her son and both her parents in Asheville, North Carolina, after they were caught up in the flash floods that came with Helene — which left at least 227 people dead — a large portion ...
According to Florida folklore, Gasparilla Island gets its name from the legendary pirate captain José Gaspar ("Gasparilla", c. 1756–1821), who had his base on the island and purportedly hid his fabulous treasure there. Much of the development of this legend is the result of promotion by a local hotel and railroad line.