Location:Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates:18 20 N, 64 50 W
Map references:Central America and the Caribbean
Area:total: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km
Area - comparative:twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:0 km
Coastline:188 km
Maritime claims:territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:subtropical,tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, littleseasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Terrain:mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 475 m
Natural resources:sun, sand, sea, surf
Land use:arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 2.86% other: 91.43% (2005)
atural hazards:several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Environment - current issues:lack of natural freshwater resources
Geography - note:importantlocation along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the PanamaCanal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors inthe Caribbean
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