Haiti is a small island country that is located in the caribbean between cuba and puerto rico. Geography of haiti this article needs additional citations for verification. Haiti, occupying the western third of the island of hispaniola, consists of two peninsulas, separated by the gonave gulf. According to the world bank, haitis dependency rate is 7. Jamaica is some 120 miles 190 km west of the southern peninsula. Haiti, en forme longue republique dhaiti, en creole haitien. Topographie dhaiti les membres du site ont soumis les ressources et images presentes cidessous. To the west of haiti lies cuba, to the north lie the turks and caicos islands. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The caribbean region, and all of the countries located in it, is known for having tropical weather yearround.
Jose minerve cayo state university of haiti, jean ribert francois state university of haiti, henri prophete carlcentre detudes diplomatiques et internationales, cedi, alendy saintfort fdse, jean carrington. The country of haiti is about the size of maryland and covers the western third of the island of hispaniola, the second largest island in the caribbean after cuba, which it. Numerous smaller islands make up a part of haitis total territory. General information the information outlined below applies to all intercountry adoptions from haiti completed on or after november 15, 20. Haiti and hispaniola are separated from cuba by way of the windward passage, a 45 nmi 83 km. Geographical and historical treatment of haiti, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.
Hosted at texas state university in the department of geography established in 1986 as one of eight original state alliances sponsored by the national. Portauprince was the final geographic region in haiti to implement mda and mda activities are planned through early 2014. This paper asserts that the reason for the lack of investment in haitian higher edu. Geographical names list haiti geographical names, map. Biological parents or legal guardian of haitian children can provide two types of consent. Google has announced that postearthquake imagery is available to download as a kml file. Haitianness, frenchness and history openedition journals. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en lameliorant comment.
Cuba lies some 50 miles 80 km west of haitis northern peninsula, across the windward passage, a strait connecting the atlantic to the caribbean. The first version of haitidata has been used by several actors and partners involved in risk and disaster management, urban planning, agriculture and food security. Despite the general consensus that higher education is essential for economic development, haitian higher education has been woefully underfunded. Haiti is bordered to the east by the dominican republic, which covers the rest of hispaniola, to the south and west by the caribbean, and to the north by the atlantic ocean. The rainfall pattern is also varied, with heavier rain in the lowlands and on northern and eastern slopes than in the mountains. Haiti shares the island of hispaniola with the dominican republic. The climate in haiti is tropical with some variation depending on altitude. Pages in category haiti geographyrelated lists the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. Haiti is in the western onethird of the island of hispaniola between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean. Our tools allow individuals and organizations to discover, visualize, model, and present their data and the worlds data to facilitate better decisions and better outcomes.
National geospatialintelligence agency, bethesda, md, usa. Mapping and analysis of gaps and duplications in evaluations 6 1. This idea was born after the earthquake of january 12, 2010. Some 22,000 people were killed, 00,000 injured, and more than 2 million forced from their homes. Haitis climate is mainly tropical but it is also semiarid in the east, where its mountain areas block the trade winds. In portauprince, haiti s capital, the temperature ranges from 23c 73f to 31c 88f in january to 25c 77f to 35c 95f in july. Leonfrancois hoffmann francophilia and cultural nationalism in haiti today and tomorrow, n. This place is situated in sud, haiti, its geographical coordinates are 18 19 0 north, 73 34 0 west and its original name with diacritics is merger. Aug 29, 2019 haiti s climate is mainly tropical but it is also semiarid in the east, where its mountain areas block the trade winds. Haiti is an island nation located between the caribbean sea and the atlantic ocean. Haiti was the second country in the americas, after the united states, to free itself from colonial rule.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 36. Haitis land statistics and info on land area, highest and lowest point, length and width, mean elevation, geographic center and bordering countries by trending. Knoema is the most comprehensive source of global decisionmaking data in the world. To support and advocate for geographic education in the texas educational community. Media in category geography of haiti the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Haiti geographical names, map, geographic coordinates. Haitidata is a platform designed to disseminate, share and exploit gis and cartographic data about haiti. Haitian higher education, funding, and economic development. See merger photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of merger in haiti.
The first version of haitidata has been used by several actors and partners involved in risk and disaster management, urban planning, agriculture and food security, spatial planning, environmental management, infrastructure, statistics, tourism, topographic mapping, thematic mapping, etc. Lake azuei and lake of miragoane are the lakes of note. Definitions of geography of haiti, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of geography of haiti, analogical dictionary of geography of haiti english. Georges anglade, atlas critique dhaiti classiques uqac. Links to gis data for haiti safe and sustainable water. The rainfall pattern is also varied, with heavier rain in the lowlands and on northern and eastern slopes than in.
According to the 2019 revision of the world population prospects the total population was 11,123,178 in 2018, compared to 3,221,000 in 1950. Geography and overview of the caribbean nation of haiti. Ministry of the environment of haiti and the technical assistance of. In portauprince, haitis capital, the temperature ranges from 23c 73f to 31c 88f in january to 25c 77f to 35c 95f in july. Haiti is also prone to flooding, earthquakes, and droughts. Haiti is the third largest country in the caribbean behind cuba and the dominican republic its a rugged, mountainous land, dominated by three main massifs mountain ranges all shown on the map. Nov 12, 2019 this idea was born after the earthquake of january 12, 2010. It should also be noted that haiti is in the middle of the hurricane region of the caribbean and is subject to severe storms from june to october. Jan, 2010 post earthquake imagery for haiti and gis data. Lewis and wigen, however, disagreed, arguing that every consideration of human affairs employs a metageography as a structuring force on ones conception of the world. Lespace morcele 16641803 lespace regionalise 18041915 lespace centralise 19151980. Via hathi trust 19251960 seulement accessible par recherche par motscles.
Haiti and the caribbean are located between north and south america, and they are surrounded by the atlantic ocean and caribbean sea. Some 22,000 people were killed, 00,000 injured, and more than 2. Les codes postaux ont ete mis en place en haiti en 2003. Haiti has the second longest coastline 1,771 km1,100 mi in the caribbean, with cuba having the longest. Haiti haiti town, village international boundary departmental boundary main road national capital departmental seat airport secondary road 0 10 20 30 10 20 25 mi 40 km 0 5 15.
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