Geography Of Guadeloupe

Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	16 15 N, 61 35 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 1,780 sq km note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin) water: 74 sq km land: 1,706 sq km
Area comparative	10 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	total: 10.2 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
Coastline	306 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
Terrain	Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m
Natural resources	cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Land use	arable land: 11.24% permanent crops: 3.55% other: 85.21% (2001)
Irrigated land	20 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre

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Geography Of Guadeloupe