!!!Virgin Islands: Geography ||Location|Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico ||Geographic Coordinates|18 20 N, 64 50 W[{GoogleMap location='18.333334,-64.833336' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|188 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Crown Mountain 474 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land ||Natural Hazards|several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes ||Natural Resource|sun, sand, sea, surf ||Land Use|''arable land: ''2.86%\\''permanent crops: ''2.86%\\''other: ''94.29% (2011) ||Climate|subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November ||Irrigated Land|1 sq km (2011) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|lack of natural freshwater resources ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||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