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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