Geography Of The British Virgin Islands

Map of British Virgin Islands
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Location:
valign="top" width="80%" | Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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Geographic coordinates:
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Map references:
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Area:
valign="top" width="80%" | total: 153 sq km
note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada
water: 0 sq km
land: 153 sq km
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Area - comparative:
valign="top" width="80%" | about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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Coastline:
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Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and Definitions):
valign="top" width="80%" | territorial sea: 3 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
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Climate:
valign="top" width="80%" | subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
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Terrain:
valign="top" width="80%" | coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
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Elevation extremes:
valign="top" width="80%" | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Sage 521 m
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Natural resources:
valign="top" width="80%" | NEGL
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Land use:
valign="top" width="80%" | arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 6.67%
other: 73.33% (1998 est.)
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Irrigated land:
valign="top" width="80%" | NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
valign="top" width="80%" | hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
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Environment - current issues:
valign="top" width="80%" | limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)
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Geography - note:
valign="top" width="80%" | strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Information from The World Factbook.
See also: British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands, British

 

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