Geography Of Grenada

Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates	12 07 N, 61 40 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 344 sq km
Area comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	121 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Terrain	volcanic in origin with central mountains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Natural resources	timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Land use	arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

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

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Geography Of Grenada