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) (Cow Island) is a small island lying off 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] It is one of the most popular tourist sites in Haiti and it has some of the best island scenery in the Caribbean. The population of the island is somewhere between 10,000-15,000 inhabitants. There are two tourist resorts on the island, the Port Morgan and Abaka Bay.

[edit] References

  1. ^ T. Brooks & L.M. Davalos. "The Birds of Île-à-Vache, Haiti", Caribbean Journal of Science, 2001. Retrieved on 2006-08-30. 

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