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 Île à Vache and the coast of southwestern Haiti |
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  Île à Vache (Haiti)
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| Coordinates | |
| Area | 20 square miles (52 km2) |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Width | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
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 Haiti |
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| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Les Cayes |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 15,000 |
| Density | 288.46 people/km2 |
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 (3.2 km) wide, with an area of 20 square miles (52 km2). The western end of the island is up to 150 metres (490 ft) 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.
References
- ^ T. Brooks & L.M. Davalos (2001). "The Birds of Île-à-Vache, Haiti", Caribbean Journal of Science. Retrieved on 30 August 2006.
External links
- Hope for Haiti: Education and grassroots development in rural Haiti
- http://www.kakokfoundation.org/ileavache.htm
- http://www.ile-a-vache.com/
- Numismondo - Bernard Kock Paper Money
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