| 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: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006) |
| Natural resources: |
NEGL |
| Land use: |
arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 80% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| 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 comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages |
