Trinidad and Tobago: Geography#
Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
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Geographic Coordinates | 11 00 N, 61 00 W 11.0,-61.0 |
Area | total: 5,128 sq km land: 5,128 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 362 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | mostly plains with some hills and low mountains |
Natural Hazards | outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms |
Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, asphalt |
Land Use | arable land: 4.87% permanent crops: 4.29% other: 90.84% (2011) |
Climate | tropical; rainy season (June to December) |
Irrigated Land | 36 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 3.84 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, 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: Chaguanas; San Juan; San Fernando; Port of Spain; Arima According to Geonames: Laventille; Chaguanas; Mon Repos; San Fernando; Port-of-Spain 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 | Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt |