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    Montserrat Geography - 2006

    https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/montserrat/montserrat_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location:
      Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico

      Geographic coordinates:
      16 45 N, 62 12 W

      Map references:
      Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:
      total: 102 sq km
      land: 102 sq km
      water: 0 sq km

      Area - comparative:
      about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:
      0 km

      Coastline:
      40 km

      Maritime claims:
      territorial sea: 3 nm
      exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

      Climate:
      tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain:
      volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland

      Elevation extremes:
      lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
      highest point: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006)

      Natural resources:
      NEGL

      Land use:
      arable land: 20%
      permanent crops: 0%
      other: 80% (2005)

      Irrigated land:
      NA

      Natural hazards:
      severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)

      Environment - current issues:
      land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation

      Geography - note:
      the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages


      NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat Geography 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat Geography 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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