The Samaná Península is a
peninsula
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in
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
situated in the province of
Samaná. The Samaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the
isthmus
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of Samaná; to its south is
Samaná Bay
Samaná Bay is a bay in the eastern Dominican Republic. The Yuna River flows into Samaná Bay, and it is located south of the town of Samaná and the Samaná Peninsula.
Wildlife
Among its features are protected islands that serve as nesting site ...
. The peninsula contains many
beaches
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...
, especially in the city of
Santa Bárbara de Samaná. It contains three rivers.
Transportation
The main roads are the
DR-5
DR-5 is of one of the main highways in the Dominican Republic. The highway begins at a T-interchange with DR-1 in Villa Bisonó in the small town of Navarrete located about 20 kilometers northwest of Santiago de los Caballeros. Its endpoint is t ...
and the Samaná Highway, which leads from the peninsula to
Santo Domingo
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, postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional)
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. The peninsula also contains the
Samaná El Catey International Airport
Samaná El Catey International Airport , also called Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Juan Bosch (AISA), is an international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic.
The airport is ...
. The peninsula also hosts agriculture and tourism.
Gallery
File:Cabo Samaná.jpg, Cabo Samaná, at the eastern end of the peninsula
File:Playa Morón (14503906939).jpg, El Limon area of Samana, Dominican Republic
See also
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1873 Dominican Republic Samaná Peninsula referendum
External links
El Catey International Airport Samana - Dominican Republic
Landforms of the Dominican Republic
Geography of Samaná Province
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