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Geography Of The BahamasLocation: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida Map Of Bahamas Geographic coordinates: Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area:
total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km Area comparative Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 3,542 km Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream Terrain: long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 32%
other: 67% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage Environment - current issues: coral reef decay; solid waste disposal Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain Reference Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000. - See also : Bahamas
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