Hispaniola | Geography, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Hispaniola, second largest island of the West Indies, lying within the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea. It is divided politically into the Republic of Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east).
Hispaniola - Wikipedia
WEBHispaniola (/ ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə /, [3][4][5] also UK: /- pænˈ -/) [6][7][8][9] is an island between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba.
The Hispaniola Island: a treasure chest of tree diversity in the
WEBNov 10, 2023 · The island of Hispaniola is the second largest Caribbean Island after Cuba, and it holds around half of the plant species of the whole Caribbean (~6,000 sp.), 34% of which are endemic and correspond to 25.6% …
Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island ...
WEBOct 5, 2023 · The Natives were inventive people who learned to strain cyanide from life-giving yuca, developed pepper gas for warfare, devised an extensive pharmacopeia from nature, built oceangoing canoes...
Hispaniola - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 27, 2021 · The island of Hispaniola forms a part of the Greater Antilles group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Covering a total area of about 76,192 km 2, Hispaniola is the second-largest and the most populous island in the Caribbean region.
Hispaniolan moist forests - Wikipedia
WEBThe Hispaniolan moist forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island of Hispaniola. They cover 46,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi), around 60% of the island's area. [1]
Hispaniolan pine forests - Wikipedia
WEBThe Hispaniolan pine forests are a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion found on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The ecoregion covers 11,600 km 2 (4,500 sq mi), or about 15% of the island.
Biogeographical Areas of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, …
WEBSep 6, 2017 · The island of Hispaniola is located between parallels 17 and 19 N and forms part of the Greater Antilles group in the Caribbean region. It covers an area of 76,484 km2 and has the highest altitudes in the whole Caribbean region.
Hispaniolan Moist Forests - One Earth
WEBThis ecoregion is found in the five most important centers of plant diversity and endemism on Hispaniola. The fauna of this ecoregion is diverse and rich in endemics, particularly birds. Some of the most characteristic are the Hispaniolan parrot, Hispaniolan parakeet, Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo, Hispaniolan trogon (national bird of Haiti ...
A shaky future for Hispaniola | Nature
WEBHispaniola — a Caribbean island now split between Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east — was one of the first places in the Western Hemisphere to be colonized by Europeans ...