Pic Macaya National Park
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Parc National Pic Macaya (Pic Macaya National Park) is one of two national parks of the Republic of Haiti
. It is located in the southern part of the country, and features the country's last stand of virgin cloud forest
. Elevations in the rugged park reach a maximum height of 2,347 meters (7,700 feet) above sea level at Pic Macaya
(Macaya Peak), the second highest point in Haiti behind Pic la Selle
. The mountain are mainly karstic
and volcanic . The park features some endangered plant and animal life, including some endemic to the island of Hispaniola
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. It is located in the southern part of the country, and features the country's last stand of virgin cloud forest
Cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and...
. Elevations in the rugged park reach a maximum height of 2,347 meters (7,700 feet) above sea level at Pic Macaya
Pic Macaya
Pic Macaya is the second highest mountain in Haiti and the fifth highest in the Caribbean, rising to an elevation of 2,347 meters above sea level.The mountain is located in the Pic Macaya National Park....
(Macaya Peak), the second highest point in Haiti behind Pic la Selle
Pic la Selle
Pic la Selle , also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti with a height of 2,680 meters above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is located in the Ouest administrative department....
. The mountain are mainly karstic
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
and volcanic . The park features some endangered plant and animal life, including some endemic to the island of Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
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