Curacao: Geography#
Location | Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea - 55 km off the coast of Venezuela |
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Geographic Coordinates | 12 10 N, 69 00 W 12.166667,-69.0 |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 364 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mt. Christoffel, 372m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | generally low, hilly terrain |
Natural Hazards | Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
Natural Resource | calcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit |
Land Use | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2011) |
Climate | tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 600 mm/year |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
Environment - international agreements | NA |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group |