Hispaniola. View from the International Space Station (ISS) of the island of Hispaniola (foreground) with Cuba extending over the horizon at top. North is at right. Jamaica is at upper left. Hispaniola is around 650 kilometres long and 240 kilometres wide. It consists of two countries: Haiti at its western end, and the Dominican Republic (the larger of the two) at its eastern end. Here, sunglint is shining on the water at left, while large thunderstorm clouds persist during the late summer afternoon. Photographed by an Expedition 17 crew member on 19 August 2008.