. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West or (jreenwich Depths. 0 to 5(X) Fathoms. 500 Fathoms and upwards. 30 Miles. the neighbourhood about the same time, and founded the station of Bomhardopolis or Bombarde, so named in honour of a financier. Some of their half-caste descen- dants are still found in the district, and a confluence of lagoons in the Mississippi delta still bears the name of " Lac des Allemands," from the remnant of the immi- grants who accompanied the Acadians to Louisiana. The port of Gonaives stands on the west coast at the head of Gonaives Bay, where two rivers o
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West or (jreenwich Depths. 0 to 5(X) Fathoms. 500 Fathoms and upwards. 30 Miles. the neighbourhood about the same time, and founded the station of Bomhardopolis or Bombarde, so named in honour of a financier. Some of their half-caste descen- dants are still found in the district, and a confluence of lagoons in the Mississippi delta still bears the name of " Lac des Allemands," from the remnant of the immi- grants who accompanied the Acadians to Louisiana. The port of Gonaives stands on the west coast at the head of Gonaives Bay, where two rivers of the same name and the Artibonite enter the sea. Thanks to its central position between the northern and western provinces, Gonaives has played an important part in the chequered history of the country. Here Toussaint- Louverture embarked for France, and here was proclaimed the independence of Haiti.
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