Martinique Geography 1997

Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates 14 40 N, 61 00 W

Map references Central America and the Caribbean

Area
total : 1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km

Area - comparative slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 350 km

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

Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October);vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average;average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid

Terrain mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m

Natural resources coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land

Land use
arable land: 8%
permanent crops: 8%
permanent pastures: 17%
forests and woodland: 44%
other : 23% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 40 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one majornatural disaster every five years)

Environment - current issues NA

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

NOTE: The information regarding Martinique 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 Martinique Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Martinique Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.