The Laptev Sea, into which the Lena River empties, helps keep the temperature of the world's northernmost regions regulated, through large blocks of ice that from from the Lena's outflow and then break off when the temperature rises at the river's mouth, drifting off to cool.
The Independence of Haiti (1804) Contenidos Adicicionales. Since the late 17th Century, the French holds the western part of Saint-Domingues Island, Hispaniola. A century later, sugar cane production makes Haiti one of the current most prosperous colonies of the Caribbean, thanks to the new independent United States.
Proportion: 3:5. Haitian Flag Description: The flag of Haiti consists of two equal sized horizontal stripes-the top one is blue and the bottom one is red. In the center of the Haitian flag is the country's coat of arms, placed on a white square.aiti declared independence from France on January 1, 1804. The Haitian flag was originally blue and red vertical stripes, which was an adaptation of the French national flag. The white stripe of the French flag was omitted because it represented white colonial oppression.