{"id":7143,"date":"2021-01-20T13:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itiahangels.org\/?p=7143"},"modified":"2021-01-20T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:45:20","slug":"six-facts-on-haitis-geography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itiahangels.org\/es\/six-facts-on-haitis-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Facts on Haiti&#8217;s Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Six Fact on Haiti\u2019s Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haiti is the third largest Caribbean country after Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. With a total area of 27,750 sq km, it is comparable in size to the 7<sup>th<\/sup> smallest state in the United States \u2013 Massachusetts \u2013 with an area of 27,336 sq km.<sup>1,2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Haiti is the most mountainous country of the Caribbean, as it is reflected in Haiti\u2019s name, which derives from the indigenous Arawak place name Ayti (\u201cMountainous Land\u201d).<sup>1,3<\/sup> About two-thirds of the country is mountainous. It is made up primarily of two rugged mountain chains extending from the Dominican border westward to form northern and southern peninsulas around an ocean gulf (Golfe de la Gonave). Five mountain ranges cover 75 percent of Haiti&#8217;s land surface. The highest peak, Morne de la Selle, rises to an elevation of 2,680 meters (8,790 ft) on the southern peninsula, which is equivalent to 5 One World Trade Centers stacked on top of each other.<sup>3,4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Amidst the rugged terrain, there are four major flatlands: the northern plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the Massif du Nord; the Artibonite Plain to the north of Chaine de Mateaux; the Cul-de-Sac between the Chaine de Mateaux and the Massif de la Selle; and the Central Plateau to the east of the Montagnes Noires.<sup>3<\/sup> The later three plains account for more than half of the cultivated area and agricultural production volume in Haiti.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>The Artibonite River is the island\u2019s longest river, approximately 175 miles (280 km) long. As the country\u2019s largest drainage system, it starts in the western Dominican Republic in the Cordillera Central and continues through for most of its length through central Haiti, where it then empties into the Golfe de la Gon\u00e2ve.<sup>1,6<\/sup> It is navigable upstream for about 100 miles (160 km) by small craft.<sup>7<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Included in Haiti\u2019s total territory are numerous smaller islands. The most notable islands are: \u00cele de la Gon\u00e2ve, which has an area of 743 km<sup>2<\/sup> and was once a pirate base; Tortuga, which has an area of 180 km<sup>2<\/sup> and was a major center of Caribbean piracy during the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century; \u00cele \u00e0 Vache, which has a total area of 52 km<sup>2<\/sup>; Les Cayemites, which is a pair of islands with a combined area of 45 km<sup>2<\/sup>; La Navasse, which has been the subject of an ongoing territorial dispute with the United States, with an area of 5.2 km<sup>2<\/sup>.<sup>8<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Located in the middle of the hurricane belt, Haiti has a generally hot and humid tropical climate and is subjected to severe storms from June to October.<sup>6,8<\/sup> Haiti is also subjected to periodic seismic activity due to its location on an active plate boundary zone between the North American Plate and the northeast corner of the Caribbean Plate.<sup>9<\/sup> Major earthquakes are rare in this part of the world in part because the Caribbean is a minor plate. However, due to the relative rareness of major earthquakes in the area coupled with lax building standards and high population density, Haitians are often devastated when earthquakes do strike.<sup>10<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020). Haiti. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Haiti\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020). Massachusetts. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Massachusetts\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Massachusetts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Security. (2020). Geography and Climate. Retrieved January 8, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/haiti\/geography.htm#:~:text=Five%20mountain%20ranges%20(Massif%20du,percent%20of%20Haiti's%20land%20surface\">https:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/haiti\/geography.htm#:~:text=Five%20mountain%20ranges%20(Massif%20du,percent%20of%20Haiti&#8217;s%20land%20surface<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(2020). One World Trade Center. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/<\/a> One_World_Trade_Center<\/li>\n<li>The Famine Early Warning Systems Network. (2018). Haiti: Staple Food Market Fundamentals. Retrieved January 9, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/sites\/reliefweb.int\/files\/resources\/Haiti%20MFR_final_20180326%20%281%29.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/sites\/reliefweb.int\/files\/resources\/Haiti%20MFR_final_20180326%20%281%29.pdf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Federal Research Division Library of Congress. (1989). Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country studies. Retrieved January 09, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/ufdc.ufl.edu\/AA00001346\/00001\/2j\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/ufdc.ufl.edu\/AA00001346\/00001\/2j<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020). Artibonite River. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Artibonite-River\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Artibonite-River<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(2020). Geography of Haiti. Retrieved January 09, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geography_of_Haiti\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geography_of_Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jason D. Chaytor. (2018). The Northeast Caribbean \u2013 Plate Tectonics in Action. Retrieved 09, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanexplorer.noaa.gov\/okeanos\/explorations\/ex1811\/background\/geology\/welcome.html\">https:\/\/oceanexplorer.noaa.gov\/okeanos\/explorations\/ex1811\/background\/geology\/welcome.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andrea Thompson. (2010). Haiti Earthquake Science: What Caused the Disaster. Retrieved January 09, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/9798-haiti-earthquake-science-caused-disaster.html\">https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/9798-haiti-earthquake-science-caused-disaster.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By Jennifer Shu Ping Chen<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Fact on Haiti\u2019s Geography Haiti is the third largest Caribbean country after Cuba and the Dominican Republic. 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