Geography Of Bahamas, The

Location	Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Geographic coordinates	24 15 N, 76 00 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 13,940 sq km water: 3,870 sq km land: 10,070 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Connecticut
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	3,542 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Terrain	long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m
Natural resources	salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Land use	arable land: 0.8% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 98.8% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
Environment - current issues	coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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