Introduction - Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
Location - Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
Location | Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
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Geographic coordinates | 17 20 N, 62 45 W |
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Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
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Area | total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
land: 261 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries | 0 km |
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Coastline | 135 km |
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Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Climate | tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
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Terrain | volcanic with mountainous interiors |
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Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m |
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Natural resources | arable land |
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Land use | arable land: 19.44%
permanent crops: 2.78%
other: 77.78% (2005) |
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Irrigated land | NA |
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Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to October) |
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Environment current issues | NA |
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Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography note | with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007