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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Islands of Haiti
Gonave, Ile de la [1992]
Group: Hispaniola, Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Country: Haiti: Atlantic
Lat: 18.82º NLong: 73.04º W Region: Caribbean Sea
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
Hispaniola [596]
Group: Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Country: Haiti/Dominican Republic Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 19.00º N Long : 71.00º W
Area: 73929.0 sq. km Altitude: 3175 m
Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 2336.9 km (scale 1:4500000) Coastal Index: 0.0316
Depth to nearest land: 1000 m
Nearest island: 80 km group: 110 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 575 km Isolation Index: 43
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 10868780 (1982) Density: 147.0 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 1.9%/yr Increasing slowly
Habitat: Urban Pop: 3200000 Urban Indicator: 3
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 60% Human Threat Indicator: 2
Gross Domestic Product: $ 620 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 9
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 30/01/89
Tortue (Ile de la Tortue) [595]
Group: Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Country: Haiti: Atlantic
Lat: 20.04º NLong: 72.75º W Region: Caribbean Sea
Area: 187.8 sq. km Altitude: 459 m Shoreline: 79.5 km (scale 1:1000000)
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