Bahamas, The: Geography#
Location | chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba |
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Geographic Coordinates | 24 15 N, 76 00 W 24.25,-76.0 |
Area | total: 13,880 sq km land: 10,010 sq km water: 3,870 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 13880 DBpedia: 13878 Geoname: 13940 Infoplease: 13940 Britannica: 13939 Wolfram: 13880 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 3,542 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills |
Natural Hazards | hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage |
Natural Resource | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
Land Use | arable land: 0.65% permanent crops: 0.29% other: 99.06% (2011) |
Climate | tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream |
Irrigated Land | 10 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 0.02 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | coral reef decay; solid waste disposal |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Nassau; Freeport; West End; Coopers; Marsh Harbour According to Geonames: Nassau; Lucaya; Freeport; West End; Coopers Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
Geography-note | strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited |