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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
Geographic coordinates: |
16 45 N, 62 12 W |
Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
Area: |
total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
40 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
Climate: |
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain: |
volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m |
Natural resources: |
NEGL |
Land use: |
arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
NA sq km |
Natural hazards: |
severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995) |
Environment - current issues: |
land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation |
Geography - note: |
the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes |
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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
Geographic coordinates: |
16 45 N, 62 12 W |
Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
Area: |
total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
40 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
Climate: |
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain: |
volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m |
Natural resources: |
NEGL |
Land use: |
arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
NA sq km |
Natural hazards: |
severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995) |
Environment - current issues: |
land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation |
Geography - note: |
the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes |
More about Montserrat: