Geography Of Virgin Islands

Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	18 20 N, 64 50 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 352 sq km water: 3 sq km land: 349 sq km
Area comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	188 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
Terrain	mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m
Natural resources	sun, sand, sea, surf
Land use	arable land: 11.76% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 85.29% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Environment - current issues	lack of natural freshwater resources
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean

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

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