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Geography of Guadeloupe

This article describes the geography of Guadeloupe.

; Location:

Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
; Geographic coordinates:
16° 15′ N, 61° 35′ W
; Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
; Area:
Land: 1,706 km²
Water: 74 km²
Note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands: the main islands Basse-Terre on the west and Grande-Terre on the east, the nearby smaller islands Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2) and Iles de la Petite Terre, and more to the northwest, beyond St Kitts and Nevis: Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin).
; Area--comparative:
10 times the size of Washington, DC
; Land boundaries:
  • Total: 10.2 km
Border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
; Coastline:
306 km
; Maritime claims:
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
; Climate:
Subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
; Terrain:
Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
; Elevation extremes:
  • Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Highest point: Soufriere 1,467 m
; Natural resources:
Cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
; Land use:
  • Arable land: 14%
Permanent crops: 4%
Permanent pastures: 14%
Forests and woodland: 39%
Other: 29% (1993 est.)
; Irrigated land:
30 km² (1993 est.)
; Natural hazards:
Hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active volcano
; Environment--current issues:
NA

See also: Guadeloupe