Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Location: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and TobagoGeographic coordinates: 17 20 N, 62 45 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total:
261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
land:
261 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 135 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea:
12 nm
contiguous zone:
24 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Climate: tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Terrain: volcanic with mountainous interiors
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Natural resources: arable land
Land use:
arable land:
22%
permanent crops:
17%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: hurricanes (July to October)
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
- See also : Saint Kitts and Nevis
