Bahamas, The
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Introduction - Bahamas, The: | Location - Bahamas, The: | Location | Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba | | Geographic coordinates | 24 15 N, 76 00 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Connecticut | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 3,542 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream | | Terrain | long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m | | Natural resources | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land | | Land use | arable land: 0.58%
permanent crops: 0.29%
other: 99.13% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 10 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage | | Environment current issues | coral reef decay; solid waste disposal | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited | |
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