Geography Of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates	13 15 N, 61 12 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km) water: 0 sq km land: 389 sq km
Area comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	84 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Climate	tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Terrain	volcanic, mountainous
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Soufriere 1,234 m
Natural resources	hydropower, cropland
Land use	arable land: 17.95% permanent crops: 17.95% other: 64.1% (2001)
Irrigated land	10 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Environment - current issues	pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Geography note	the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays

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