Geography of Barbados
This article describes the geography of Barbados. ; Location:- Barbados is Caribbean: an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
- 13° 10′ N, 59° 32′ W
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Total: 430 km²
- Land: 430 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Australia comparative: 5.5 times smaller than the Australian Capital Territory
- Canada comparative: slightly larger than London
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than Saint Helena
- United States comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
- 0 km
- 97 km
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Tropical; rainy season (June to October)
- Relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
- Petroleum, fish, natural gas
- Arable land: 37%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pastures: 5%
- Forests and woodland: 12%
- Other: 46% (1993 est.)
- NA km²
- Infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
- Pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
- Party to: Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
- Signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity
- Easternmost Caribbean island
Reference
Much of the material in this article adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.See also: Barbados