The Samaná Península is a
peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
in
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
situated in the province of
Samaná. The Samaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the
isthmus
An isthmus (; : isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea count ...
of Samaná; to its south is
Samaná Bay. 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 (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...
, especially in the city of
Santa Bárbara de Samaná. It contains three rivers. The peninsula was originally inhabited by the
Ciguayos, who spoke the
Ciguayo language
The Ciguayos (Spanish: Ciguayos) were a group of Indigenous people who inhabited the Samaná Peninsula and its adjoining regions in the present-day Dominican Republic. The Ciguayos appear to have predated the agricultural Taíno who inhabited mu ...
at the time of Spanish intervention.
Was Ciguayo a West Indian Hokan Language?,Julian Granberry,International Journal of American Linguistics Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct., 1991), pp. 514-519 (6 pages) Published By: The University of Chicago Press
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Transportation
The main roads are the DR-5 and the Samaná Highway, which leads from the peninsula to Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
. 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
* 1873 Dominican Republic Samaná Peninsula referendum
* Raid on Samaná
References
External links
El Catey International Airport Samana - Dominican Republic
Landforms of the Dominican Republic
Geography of Samaná Province
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