Cayemites

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Les Cayemites
Native name: Les Cayemites

Cayemites Island
Cayemites (Haiti)
Geography
Location Gulf of Gonâve
Country
Haiti
Department Grande-Anse Department
Largest city Anse â Macon
Demographics
Population 5,022 (as of 2009 Estimation)

The Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi) in area.[1] Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite. The islands are approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the city of Jérémie and are in the administrative department of Grand'Anse.

References

  1. ↑ Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 20. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0. 

Coordinates: 18°37′0″N 73°45′0″W / 18.61667°N 73.75000°W / 18.61667; -73.75000

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