Barbados: Geography#
Location | Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
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Geographic Coordinates | 13 10 N, 59 32 W 13.166667,-59.533333 |
Area | total: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 97 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region |
Natural Hazards | infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides |
Natural Resource | petroleum, fish, natural gas |
Land Use | arable land: 27.91% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 69.77% (2011) |
Climate | tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
Irrigated Land | 54.35 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 0.08 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Bridgetown; Speightstown ; Oistins ; Bathsheba ; Holetown [Verified] Important Cities |
Geography-note | easternmost Caribbean island |