| Geography | Navassa Island |
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Location:
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Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti |
Geographic coordinates:
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18 25 N, 75 02 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 5.4 sq km
land: 5.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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8 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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marine, tropical |
Terrain:
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raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high) |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation on southwest side 77 m |
Natural resources:
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guano |
Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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void |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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hurricanes |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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void |
Geography - note:
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strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus |
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