Gulf of Gonâve
| Gulf of Gonâve formerly: Gulf of Gonaïves |
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| Land mass | Hispaniola | |
| Geographical location | 19 ° 18 ′ N , 73 ° 9 ′ W | |
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| width | approx. 100 km | |
| Islands | Île de la Gonâve | |
| Tributaries | Artibonite | |
The Gulf of Gonâve is an approximately 100 km wide bay in the Caribbean on the west coast of Haiti . The capital Port-au-Prince and the port cities of Gonaïves and Saint-Marc lie on its coast . An island, the Île de la Gonâve , divides the bay into the southern part, the Canal de la Gonâve , and the Canal de Saint-Marc in the north.