Grenada: Geography#
| Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 12 07 N, 61 40 W 12.116667,-61.666668 |
| Area | total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 344 DBpedia: 344 Geoname: 344 Infoplease: 339 Britannica: 344 Wolfram: 344 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 121 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
| Natural Hazards | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
| Natural Resource | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
| Land Use | arable land: 8.82% permanent crops: 20.59% other: 70.59% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
| Irrigated Land | 2.19 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Saint Georges; Gouyave; Grenville; Victoria; Saint Davids [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |