Geography Of Dominica

Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates	15 25 N, 61 20 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 754 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 754 sq km
Area comparative	slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	148 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Terrain	rugged mountains of volcanic origin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m
Natural resources	timber, hydropower, arable land
Land use	arable land: 6.67% permanent crops: 20% other: 73.33% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world

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

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Geography Of Dominica