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Antilles Caribbean general map and map of the Caribbean Sea. The island of Cuba lies 80 kilometers (50 mi) to the west, Cayman Islands and Navassa Island to the northwest across the Windward Passage; 190 km (120 mi) to the southwest lies Jamaica, separated by the Jamaica Channel.
Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. Hispaniola is a Caribbean island that was explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492 and became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland.
Apr 27, 2021 · Hispaniola Island map. Hispaniola is about 650 km in length and has a maximum width of 241 km. There are five principal mountain ranges on the island beginning with the Cordillera Central or the Central Range which spans across the heart of Hispaniola Island.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Hispaniola, second largest island of the West Indies, lying within the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea. It is divided politically into the Republic of Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east). The island’s area is 29,418 square miles (76,192 square km); its greatest length is nearly 400 miles (650 km), and its width is 150 miles ...
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Jun 19, 2023 · Haiti is a large mountainous country located in the north-central Caribbean; occupying the western third of the Island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago. It is positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. Haiti lies to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and to the south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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It is the second-largest island in the Caribbean (after Cuba ), with an area of 76,480 km². The island of Cuba lies to the northwest across the Windward Passage, the strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. To Hispaniola's southwest lies Jamaica, separated by the Jamaica Channel.
Hispaniola; Topographic map of Hispaniola: Geography Location: Caribbean Sea: Archipelago: Antilles: Area: 76,480 km 2 (29,529 sq mi) Highest point: Pico Duarte (3,087 m) Countries Haiti: President: Jovenel Moise Capital city: Port-au-Prince (703,023) Dominican Republic: President: Luis Abinader Capital city: Santo Domingo (790,191 ...
