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Into the Paleogene at the start of the Cenozoic, volcanism, metamorphism and plutonism continued underwater until the Eocene, still largely below water.However, by the middle Eocene, the amalgamated island arcs collided with the southern margin of the North American Plate at the Florida-Bahama Platform, leading to the formation of extensive carbonates and the end of volcanism and plutonism.
The Artibonite River is the longest river of the island, but only 68 km flows through the Dominican Republic. The largest lake of Hispaniola, and of the Caribbean , is Lake Enriquillo . It is located in the Hoya de Enriquillo with an area of 265 km 2 .
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.)
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 ...
Dinerstein, Eric; David Olson; Douglas J. Graham; et al. (1995). A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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 ...
Catalina Island or Isla Catalina is a tropical island in the Caribbean Sea located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) from the mainland on the south-east corner of the Dominican Republic, near the provinces of La Altagracia and La Romana. It is an occasional destination for cruise ships on Caribbean routes.
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.