!!!Turks and Caicos Islands: Geography ||Location|two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti ||Geographic Coordinates|21 45 N, 71 35 W[{GoogleMap location='21.75,-71.583336' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|389 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Flamingo Hill 48 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps ||Natural Hazards|frequent hurricanes ||Natural Resource|spiny lobster, conch ||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.05%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''98.95% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|limited natural freshwater resources, private cisterns collect rainwater ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|about 40 islands (eight inhabited)