Geography of Grenada
Location: | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Geographic coordinates: | 12 07 N, 61 40 W |
Map references: | Central America and the Caribbean |
Area: | total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | twice the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 121 km |
Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate: | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
Terrain: | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
Natural resources: | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
Land use: | arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2005) |
Irrigated land: | NA |
Natural hazards: | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: | the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada |