List of valleys of Haiti

Physical geography

Haiti's topography.

Haiti terrain varies, with more than 3/4ths of the territory above 700 feet (210 m). Its climate is tropical and semiarid. Fertile valleys are interspersed between the mountain ranges forming vast areas of contrast between elevations in many areas throughout the territory. Haiti (and Hispaniola) are separated from Cuba by way of the Windward Passage, a 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) wide strait that passes between the two countries.

Haiti's lowest elevation is reported by one source to be sea level (the Caribbean Sea[1]), by another source to be below sea level (Gheskio clinic, Port-au-Prince[2] or in Gonaïves,[3]), while its highest point is Pic la Selle at 2,680 m (8,793 ft).

Plateau Central

Plaine de L'artibonite

Plains and Valleys of Surrounding islands

Plaines de Nord & de Fort-Liberté

Plaine de Cul-de-Sac

Plaine du Nord-Ouest

Plaines de Cayes & de Torbek

Plaines de la Grand' Anse & des Abricots

Plaines des Gonaïnes & de Savane Désolée

Plaine de Léognane

Plaine de L'Arcahaie

Plaines de Nippes

Plaines de Limbé & de Port-Margot

Plaines des Moustiques, Port-de-Paix & Anse-à-Foleur

Plaines de Côteaux, Les Anglais, Irois

Plaines de Rochelois, Fonds-des-Nègres, L'Asile

Vallée de Saut-d'Eaude Mirebalais

Plaines de Saint-Marc & Montrouis

Plaines d'Aquin & Côtes-de-Fer

Plaines de Petit-Goâve

See also

References

  1. CIA factbook
  2. Wall Street Journal, Feb 20-21, 2010
  3. Several sources, such as http://www.france24.com/en/20080911-disaster-aftermath-hurrican-ike-hanna-gonaives-haiti
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