Guadeloupe Geography 1997

Location Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of PuertoRico

Geographic coordinates 16 15 N, 61 35 W

Map references Central America and the Caribbean

Area
total: 1,780 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km
water: 74 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre,Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, St. Barthelemy,and part of St. Martin

Area - comparative 10 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries
total: 10.2 km
border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km

Coastline 306 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity

Terrain Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terreis low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic inorigin

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Soufriere 1,467 m

Natural resources cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism

Land use
arable land: 14%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pastures: 14%
forests and woodland: 39%
other: 29% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 30 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards hurricanes (June to October); La Soufriere is an active volcano

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to : NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Guadeloupe on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guadeloupe Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guadeloupe Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.