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Saint Kitts & Nevis Geography
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| Location: |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
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| Geographic coordinates: |
17 20 N, 62 45 W
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| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean
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| Area: |
total:
261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
land:
261 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone:
24 NM
continental shelf:
200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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| Terrain: |
volcanic with mountainous interiors
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
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| Natural resources: |
arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
22%
permanent crops:
17%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
hurricanes (July to October)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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