Gulf of Gonâve
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Gulf of Gonâve (French, Golfe de la Gonâve) is a large gulf along the western coast of Haiti, at . Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti, is located on the coast of the gulf. Other cities on the gulf coast include Gonaïves, Saint-Marc, Miragoâne, and Jérémie.
Several islands are located in the gulf; the largest is Gonâve Island, followed by the much smaller Cayemites. The Artibonite River flows into this gulf.
Gonâve Island splits the gulf in two channels (a channel is a narrow part of the sea): the Saint-Marc Channel to the north and the Gonâve Channel to the south.