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Within Vinony's link graph, Gonâve Island is referenced by 311 other articles, and connects out to Taíno people, French and Haiti.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle.
It is catalogued under topics including Arrondissements of Haiti, Gulf of Gonâve and Islands of Haiti.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- Gulf of Gonâve
- Area
- 689.62 km (266.26 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 778 m (2552 ft)
- Highest point
- Morne La Pierre
- Department
- Ouest
- Largest settlement
- Anse-à-Galets (pop. 49,050)
- Demonym
- Gonâvians
- Population
- 87,077 (2015)
- Pop density
- 126/km (326/sq mi)
- Foundation
- concrete base
- Construction
- metal skeletal tower
- Height
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Shape
- square pyramidal tower with balcony and light
- Markings
- white tower
- Power source
- solar power
- Focal height
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Range
- 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
- Characteristic
- Q(6)+LFI W 15s
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- arrondissement of Haiti
- Part of
- Greater Antilles
- Country
- Haiti
- Located in
- Ouest
- Capital
- Anse-à-Galets
- Population
- 79188
- Area
- 743
- Body of water
- Caribbean Sea
- Location
- Caribbean Sea
- Image
- Gonave.jpg
- Width
- 16
- Length
- 56
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- Commons category
- Île de la Gonâve
- different from
- Gonaïves
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Encyclopedic overview
Gonâve Island or Zile Lagonav (French: Île de la Gonâve, pronounced [ɡɔ.nɑv]; also La Gonâve) is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands. The island is an arrondissement (Arrondissement de La Gonâve) or Ouest-Insulaire in the Ouest and includes the communes of Anse-à-Galets and Pointe-à-Raquette.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonâve Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.