Geography Of Montserrat

Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 62 12 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 102 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: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m
Natural resources	negligible
Land use	arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
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
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes

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

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Geography Of Montserrat