Statistics
- Location
- Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico.
- Geographic coordinates
- 16°15′N 61°35′W / 16.25°N 61.583°W / 16.25; -61.583
- Map references
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Area
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- Total: 1,628 km2 (629 sq mi)
- Land: 1,554 km2 (600 sq mi)
- Water: 74 km2 (29 sq mi)
- Note: Guadeloupe department is composed of six inhabited islands: the main islands which formed Guadeloupe island: Basse-Terre Island on the west and Grande-Terre on the east, and the nearby smaller islands : Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (Terre-de-Haut island and Terre-de-Bas island).
- Area – comparative
- 10 times the size of Washington, DC
- Coastline
- 306 km (190 mi)
- Maritime claims
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- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
- Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
- Climate
- Tropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
- Terrain
- Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Highest point: La Grande Soufrière - 1,467 m (4,813 ft)
- Natural resources
- Cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
- Land use
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- Arable land: 14%
- Permanent crops: 4%
- Permanent pastures: 14%
- Forests and woodland: 39%
- Other: 29% (1993 est.)
- Irrigated land
- 30 km2 or 12 sq mi (1993 est.)
- Natural hazards
- Hurricanes (June to October); La Grande Soufrière is an active volcano
- Environment – current issues
- NA
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Guadeloupe
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