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The Dominican Republic–Haiti border is an international border between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti on the island of Hispaniola. Extending from the Caribbean Sea in the south to the Atlantic Ocean in the north, the 391-kilometre (243 mi) border was agreed upon in the 1929 Dominican–Haitian border treaty .
Early map of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, c. 1639. Christopher Columbus first landed at Hispaniola on December 6, 1492, at a small bay he named San Nicolas, now called Môle-Saint-Nicolas on the north coast of present-day Haiti. He was welcomed in a friendly fashion by the indigenous people known as the Taíno.
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A peace initiative could start with the appointment by Haiti’s friends and neighbors of experienced “elders,” say three Haiti observers. Follow this road map. It can take Haiti from violent ...
The location of the Dominican Republic An enlargeable satellite image of the Dominican Republic An enlargeable map of the West Indies. The Greater Antilles. An enlargeable topographic map of the Island of Hispaniola An enlargeable relief map of the Dominican Republic, located on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti.
Topographical map of Haiti Haiti forms the western three-eighths of Hispaniola , the second largest island in the Greater Antilles . At 27,750 km 2 (10,710 sq mi) Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean behind Cuba and the Dominican Republic , the latter sharing a 360-kilometer (224 mi) border with Haiti.
The largest lake in Haiti, and the second largest lake of the island of Hispaniola and the West Indies, is Lake Azuei. It is located in the Cul-de-Sac Depression with an area of 170 km 2 . It is a saline lake with a higher concentration of salt than the sea water and harbors numerous fauna such as American crocodiles and American flamingos .
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.