HISPANIOLA

HISPANIOLA, an island of America, in the Atlantic ocean, situated between $67^\{\backslash circ\}$ and $74^\{\backslash circ\}$ of W. long. and between $18^\{\backslash circ\}$ and $20^\{\backslash circ\}$ N. lat. being about 420 miles long from east to west, and 120 in breadth. It is frequently called St. Domingo, from the capital thereof.