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The Bahamas Geography 1996

Location:

Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

13,940 sq km

land area:

10,070 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

3,542 km

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Terrain:

long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

Natural resources:

salt, aragonite, timber

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

32%

other:

67%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

coral reef decay

natural hazards:

hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood and wind damage

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Note:

strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain

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