La Gonave Island (French: ÃŽle De La Gonâve) Is An Island Of Haiti Located To The West-northwest Of Port-au-Prince In The Gulf Of Gonâve (18°50′N, 73°05′W).
La Gonave Island is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department and includes the communes of Anse-Ã -Galets and Pointe-Ã -Raquette.
Made up of mostly limestone, the reef-fringed island of Gonave is 60 km (37 miles) long and 15 km (9 miles) wide and covers an area of 743 km² (287 sq. miles). The island is mostly barren and hilly with the highest point reaching 778 meters (2552 feet).
The island gets anywhere from 800mm to 1600mm of rain a year, higher areas representing the latter figure.
Issues of overgrazing and water resource overexploitation affect the island's approximately 100,000 residents. The island was once used as a base for pirates.
Gonave island is a 65 km long island west of the capital.
La gonave is the most beautiful Island in Haiti. In later 80's it was one of the most populated places in Haiti to visit.
The most beautiful beaches are located in La gonave.
You can get to La Gonave by boat. People are currently working in getting flights to go to this Island, time frame of when this will complete is unknown.
