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Guadeloupe Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(overseas department of France)

Location:

Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

1,780 sq km

land area:

1,706 sq km

comparative area:

10 times the size of Washington, DC

note:

Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, of which Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, and Marie-Galante are the three largest

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

306 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

subtropical tempered by trade winds; relatively high humidity

Terrain:

Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin

Natural resources:

cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism

Land use:

arable land:

18%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

13%

forest and woodland:

40%

other:

24%

Irrigated land:

30 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

hurricanes (June to October); La Soufriere is an active volcano

international agreements:

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