List of islands of Haiti
This is a list of islands of Haiti. Most of The Republic of Haiti is situated on the western portion of Hispaniola, an island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. There are approximately 59 islands in Haiti. The islands are either in the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea (see map link). Ilet a Brouee is the most densely populated island in the world with up to 500 people sharing an area of just 0.4 ha (0.99 acres).[1][2]
Map of Haiti
Navassa Island
Map of Les Cayemites
Caye Sable
Gonâve Island
Tortuga Island in colonial times
Islands
Haitian islands include:[1]
- Caye Baice, 18°27′N 73°06′W
- Caye de l'Est, 18°07′42″N 73°35′26″W
- Caye Orange, 18°12′55″N 73°32′10″W
- Caye Ramier, 18°13′01″N 73°27′46″W
- Caye Sable, 18°42′0″N 72°46′0.01″W
- Gonâve Island, 18°50′29″N 73°02′14″W[3][4][5][6]
- Grosse Caye, 18°13′24″N 73°23′56″W[3][7][8]
- Hispaniola, 19°N 71°W
- Île de Anacaona
- Île Bayau, 19°40′54″N 71°51′20″W
- Îlet Boyer, 18°04′00″N 73°48′01″W
- Île à Cabrits, 18°33′00″N 73°40′00″W
- Île Corny, 18°31′10″N 73°39′21″W
- Île du Nord (Ti Teal)
- Île Petite Gonâve
- Île du Phare (Lighthouse Island)
- Île Picoulet, 18°32′00″N 73°33′00″W
- Île Pleermantois, 18°07′08″N 73°40′01″W
- Île du Sud
- Île-à-Vache (Cow Island), 18°04′20″N 73°38′20″W[4][5][6]
- Ilet a Brouee, 18°07′42″N 73°35′26″W
- Îlet Limbé, 19°48′54″N 72°22′35″W
- Îlet Moustique, 18°12′46″N 73°30′57″W
- Îlet Rémy, 18°33′00″N 73°41′00″W
- Îlet Saint-Louis, 18°15′06″N 73°33′07″W
- Îlot du Fort, 18°33′18″N 72°21′04″W
- Isle Cacique, 18°41′42″N 72°22′45″W
- Les Cayemites[3][4][5][6]
- Grand Cayemite, 18°36′53″N 73°45′09″W
- Petite Cayemite, 18°36′36″N 73°48′30″W
- Navassa Island (claimed by both Haiti and the United States), 18°24′11″N 75°00′43″W[4][5]
- Petite Caye, 18°05′02″N 73°48′41″W
- Tortuga Island (Turtle Island), 20°03′20″N 72°47′33″W[3]
- La Trompeuse, 18°15′08″N 73°26′29″W
See also
References
- "Islands of Haiti". GeoNames. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)". Longreads. 19 February 2018.
- Anastil, Lancelot (2010). C'est La Vie. p. 33. ISBN 9781456811648. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Bellegarde, Serge (October 1998). "Navassa Island: Haiti and the U.S. – A Matter of History and Geography". windowsonhaiti.com. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- "Haiti: Constitution, 1987 (English translation)".
- Augier, Dominique; Watson, Patrick, eds. (2015). Etudes Caribéennes n°15: Ressources marines: états des lieux, usages et gestion Vol. 5, 15. p. 187. ISBN 9782342034318. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Ile Grosse Caye, Haiti / Sud / Aquin
- "Ile Grosse Caye". GeoNames. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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