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In the mid-1980s, British singer Cliff Richard wrote and recorded a song "La Gonave" for relief aid for the people of the island. It is included on his album The Rock Connection . The island's docks were damaged by the 2010 Haiti earthquake on 12 January.
Several islands are located in the gulf, the largest being Gonâve Island, followed by the much smaller Cayemites. The Gulf is more than 500 km in length from Mole-Saint-Nicolas to Abricots and it consist of more than a dozen bays and harbors. The Port-au-Prince Bay is the largest in the country and one of the biggest in the Caribbean.
Gonave may refer to: Gulf of Gonâve; Gonâve Island; Gonâve Microplate; See also. Gonaïves This page was last edited on 24 ...
The islands are either in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Gonave or Caribbean Sea (see map link). La Navase is disputed between Haiti and the US. La Navase is disputed between Haiti and the US. Caye Sable is the most densely populated island in the world with up to 250 people sharing an area of just 0.16 ha (0.40 acres)
Anse-à-Galets (Haitian Creole: Ansagalèt) is a commune and city in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department on Gonâve Island in Haiti, located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest commune on the island and has 62,559 inhabitants.
Gonaives before 1892. The city of Gonaïves was founded around 1422 by a group of Taíno, who named it Gonaibo (to designate a locality of cacicat of the Jaragua). The Gulf of Gonâve is named after the town.
Ti Memenne was a leading figure over a group of matriarchal societies, dominating social and economic affairs on La Gonâve. [1] Her reign over La Gonâve was not officially recognized by the republican government, which had abolished the monarchy and nobility in Haiti. [1]
Gonâve Island (French: Île de la Gonâve) is an island of Haiti 55 kilometres (34 mi) to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. See also