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La Visite National Park

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166: 182: 49: 174: 318: 56: 142:. La Visite is a part of the Massif de la Selle mountain range. Its highest peak is 2275 meters in elevation. The park covers approximately 11,419 hectares of land with 1897 hectares above 2000 meters in elevation, and consists mainly of 82: 270: 359: 165: 48: 158:, is only 22 kilometers north from the park. The northern boundary of La Visite National Park is the east-west running escarpment of the 202:) is the most widespread tree in the park. Other type of forests that cover the park include karst broadleaf and wet broadleaf montane. 154:
above 1,700 m (5,600 ft) elevation. The Haitian government established the La Visite National Park in 1983. The capital,
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The park's vegetation is broadleaf forest, grasslands and pine trees. The
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Forest on the plateau of Morne d'Enfer in La Visite National Park
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IUCN category
national park
Map showing the location of La Visite National Park
18°20′N 72°20′W / 18.33°N 72.33°W / 18.33; -72.33
French
national parks
Republic of Haiti
pine forest
grasslands
montane broadleaf forest
Port-au-Prince
Massif de la Selle



Hispaniolan Pine
birdwatching
endemic
Hispaniola




"La Visite"


"La Visite National Park 'sightseeing, bird watching and a perfect picnic spot'"
List of national parks of Haiti
Haiti National Trust
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