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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
; Geographic coordinates:
13° 10′ N, 59° 32′ W
; Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
; Area:
Land: 430 km²
Water: 0 km²
; Area comparative:
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
; Land boundaries:
0 km
; Coastline:
97 km
; Maritime claims:
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
; Climate:
Tropical; rainy season (June to October)
; Terrain:
Relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
; Elevation extremes:
  • Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m
; Natural resources:
Petroleum, fish, natural gas
; Land use:
  • Arable land: 37%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 5%
Forests and woodland: 12%
Other: 46% (1993 est.)
; Irrigated land:
NA km²
; Natural hazards:
Infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
; Environment - current issues:
Pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
; Environment - international agreements:
  • 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
; Geography - note:
Easternmost Caribbean island

Reference

Much of the material in this article adapted from the
CIA World Factbook 2000.

See also: Barbados