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The island arc rocks became exposed above the water line and began to erode as an east-west strike-slip fault emerged. From the Miocene to recent times, oblique strike-slip faults formed along the sutures between old island arcs as the island compressed against North America and oceanic plateau terranes. Nine large fault bounded mountain ranges ...
Its Taíno name was Iai [7] or Adamanay. Columbus named this island as Savona, after the Italian city of the same name, but the use during years has eliminated the letter v. Beata, also on the southern coast. It has an area of 27 km 2. [4] Its Taíno name is unknown. Columbus named this island Madama Beata. Catalina, very close to the ...
The Dominican Republic, aside from being on the eastern part of Hispaniola (an island which it shares with Haiti), contains many small islands as part of a territory. There were two islands, Cabritos Island, that were in the Isla Cabritos National Park (Parque Nacional Isla Cabritos) on Lake Enriquillo. They were submerged by December 2011.)
Map of the Dominican Republic. Cities in the Dominican Republic, in accordance with the definition of urban population for purposes of the 2002 census, [1] are the urban centers and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities (municipios singular municipio), the sec level political and administrative subdivisions of the country, or of municipal districts (distritos municipales) within ...
Geology of the Dominican Republic (2 C, 4 P) L. Landforms of the Dominican Republic (9 C, 3 P) Landmarks in the Dominican Republic (3 C) N. National parks of the ...
The location of the Dominican Republic An enlargeable satellite image of the Dominican Republic An enlargeable map of the West Indies. The Greater Antilles. An enlargeable topographic map of the Island of Hispaniola An enlargeable relief map of the Dominican Republic, located on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti.
Islands of the Dominican Republic (2 C, 5 P, 1 F) M. Mountain ranges of the Dominican Republic (3 P) Mountains of the Dominican Republic (4 P) W. Wetlands of the ...
Paleontology in the Dominican Republic (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Geology of the Dominican Republic" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.