Navassa Island: Geography#
Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti |
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Geographic Coordinates | 18 25 N, 75 02 W 18.416666,-75.03333 |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 8 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed elevation on southwest side 77 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high) |
Natural Hazards | hurricanes |
Natural Resource | guano |
Land Use | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
Climate | marine, tropical |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
Environment - international agreements | NA |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus |