Haiti: Geography#
Location | Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
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Geographic Coordinates | 19 00 N, 72 25 W 19.0,-72.416664 |
Area | total: 27,750 sq km land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
Land boundaries | total: 376 km border countries: Dominican Republic 376 km |
Coastline | 1,771 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m |
Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Chaine de la Selle 2680 m; Montagne 1434 m; Pic de Macaya 2347 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Terrain | mostly rough and mountainous |
Natural Hazards | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
Natural Resource | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
Land Use | arable land: 36.04% permanent crops: 10.09% other: 53.87% (2011) |
Climate | tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
Irrigated Land | 970 sq km (2009) |
Renewable Water Resources | 14.03 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes |
Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Port-au-Prince; Carrefour; Delmas; Petionville; Gonaives According to Geonames: Port-au-Prince; Carrefour; Delmas 73; PĂ©tionville; Port-de-Paix Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
Geography-note | shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic) |