Les Anglais, Les Anglais, Haiti

Les Anglais
Town
Les Anglais

Location in Haiti[1][2]

Coordinates: 18°18′29″N 74°13′09″W / 18.308105°N 74.2191052°W / 18.308105; -74.2191052Coordinates: 18°18′29″N 74°13′09″W / 18.308105°N 74.2191052°W / 18.308105; -74.2191052
Country Haiti
Department Sud
Arrondissement Chardonnières
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 7,791

Les Anglais (English: The English) is a town in the Les Anglais commune of the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud Department of Haiti. In 2009, the city had a population of 7,791. [3] The eye of Hurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais on 4 October 2016 at 6 a.m. EST (11:00 a.m. UTC) as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph).[4]

See also

References

  1. Google (29 August 2014). "Location" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "IHSI" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et D’Informatique. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. Avila, Lixion (4 October 2016). "Hurricane Matthew Intermediate Advisory 25a". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 5 October 2016. Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais about 700 AM EDT (1100 UTC)....Maximum sustained winds remain near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.


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