Navassa Island's Geography | Navassa Islands Geography

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Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti

Geographic coordinates: 18 25 N, 75 02 W

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area: Total: 5.4 sq km land: 5.4 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: About nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 8 km

Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: Marine, tropical

Terrain: Raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m

Natural resources: Guano

Land use: Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)

Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: Strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus

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