Île à Vache

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Coordinates: 18°04′N, 73°45′W

Île à Vache and the coast of southwestern Haiti

Île à Vache (also expressed Île-à-Vaches) is a small island lying of the south-west peninsula of Haiti near the town of Les Cayes. Administratively it is part of the Sud Department. It is about 8 miles (13 km) long, 2 miles (3 km) wide, with an area of 20 sq mi (52 km²). The western end of the island is up to 150 m high and rolling with several small swamps in the valleys; while the eastern section is swampy, and has a lagoon with one of the largest mangrove forests in Haiti.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ T. Brooks & L.M. Davalos. "The Birds of Île-à-Vache, Haiti", Caribbean Journal of Science, 2001. Retrieved on August 30, 2006.

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