Location:	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates:	18 20 N, 64 50 W
Map references:	Central America and the Caribbean
Area:	total: 352 sq km land: 349 sq km water: 3 sq km
Area - comparative:	twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:	0 km
Coastline:	188 km
Maritime claims:	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Terrain:	mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m
Natural resources:	sun, sand, sea, surf
Land use:	arable land: 11.76% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 85.3% (2001)
Irrigated land:	NA
Natural hazards:	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Environment - current issues:	lack of natural freshwater resources
Geography - note:	important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean

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