Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
This article describes the geography of Antigua and Barbuda.; Location:
- Antigua and Barbuda are Caribbean islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
- 17° 03′ N, 61° 48′ W
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Total: 442 kmē (Antigua 281 kmē; Barbuda 161 kmē)
- Land: 442 kmē
- Water: 0 kmē
- Note: Includes Redonda
- Australia comparative: 5 times smaller than the Australian Capital Territory
- Canada comparative: about the same size as St. John's
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than Saint Helena
- United States comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
- 0 km
- 153 km
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
- Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Highest point: Boggy Peak 402 m
- NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
- Arable land: 18%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pastures: 9%
- Forests and woodland: 11%
- Other: 62% (1993 est.)
- Hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
- Water management, a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources, is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
- Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements