Dominican Republic

Size: 18,792 mi² or 48,671 km²

Population: 10.74 M

Language: Spanish

Government: Self

Tallest Peak: Pico Duarte at 10,164 feet/3,098 meters

Rare Species: Rhinoceros Iguana

Fun Fact: Home to the second largest gold mine in the world

Trivia Question: Has it ever snowed in the Dominican Republic?

Answer: Yes! Pico Duarte at 10,164 feet/3,098 meters regularly receives snowfall.

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Black-Capped Petrel International Working Group

The Black-capped Petrel Working Group is a team of conservationists, researchers, and educators whose mission is to conserve the endangered Black-capped Petrel.

Black-Capped Petrel Radar Surveys in the Dominican Republic

Radar surveys in 2012-2017 conducted by EPIC within the Dominican Republic mountain ranges, successfully located previously unrecorded flight corridors and nesting areas.