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Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola and in all the Caribbean. At 3,101 m (10,174 ft) above sea level, it gives Hispaniola the 16th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world .
The highest mountains of the West Indies are in this range: Pico Duarte, 3,098 m, and others above 3,000 m. Near the center of the island, this range turns southward and is called Sierra de Ocoa, finishing near the city of Azua de Compostela, on the Caribbean coast.
The Cordillera Central is home to the highest peaks in the Caribbean: Pico Duarte (3,098 m or 10,164 ft) (the highest point in the Caribbean), [3] La Pelona (3,094 m or 10,150 ft) and La Rucilla (3,049 m or 10,003 ft).
Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean. The following sortable table comprises the seven ultra-prominent summits on the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
Constanza is known for its remarkable mountain climate despite being located in a tropical island. Local tourism is rampant during the winter time. Throughout the rest of the year it is visited because of its proximity to the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve and also to have the nearest route to the Pico Duarte , the tallest mountain in the ...
Pico Duarte, [note 1] [1] Dominican Republic, Hispaniola — highest summit of the ...
Pico Duarte [m] 3101 m 10,174 ft Lake Enriquillo [6] [n] on Hispaniola: −45 m −148 ft: 3143 m 10,312 ft Ecuador: Chimborazo [o] 6263 m 20,548 ft Pacific Ocean: sea level 6267 m 20,561 ft Egypt: Mount Catherine: 2629 m 8,625 ft Qattara Depression: −133 m −436 ft: 2762 m 9,062 ft El Salvador: Cerro El Pital: 2730 m 8,957 ft North Pacific ...
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.