Haiti Geography

What is the terrain and geography like in Haiti?

Overview

Eighteenth-century Haiti, famed for its wealth and productivity, was known to the colonial world as the Pearl of the Antilles. Located in the Caribbean Sea on the western third of the island of Hispaniola, Haiti is a 10,700-square-mile area of primarily mountainous terrain, some of which rise above 8,000 feet, and 850 miles of spectacular coastline. Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, which occupies the eastern two-thirds.

Geography - note

Shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)

Haiti Use of Natural Resources

Geographic Location	The Caribbean
Total Area	10,714 Square Miles 27,750 Square Kilometers
Land Area	10,641 Square Miles 27,560 Square Kilometers
Water Area	73 Square Miles 190 Square Kilometers
Land Boundaries	224 Miles 360 Kilometers
Irrigated Land	375 Square Miles 970 Square Kilometers
Border Countries	Dominican Republic 360 km
Coastline	1,100 Miles 1,771 Kilometers
Geographic Coordinates	19 00 N, 72 25 W
Terrain	Mostly rough and mountainous
Highest Point	2,680 Meters
Highest Point Location	Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m
Lowest Point Location	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Natural Resources	Bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Time Zone	UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time	+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

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