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Jamaica Geography 1996

Location:

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

10,990 sq km

land area:

10,830 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

1,022 km

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior

Terrain:

mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

Natural resources:

bauxite, gypsum, limestone

Land use:

arable land:

19%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

18%

forest and woodland:

28%

other:

29%

Irrigated land:

350 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions

natural hazards:

hurricanes (especially July to November)

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Note:

strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal

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