Grenada Geography Profile 2009

Location

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates

12 07 N, 61 40 W

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Area

total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

121 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain

volcanic in origin with central mountains

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m

Natural resources

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Land use

arable land: 5.88%
permanent crops: 29.41%
other: 64.71% (2005)

Irrigated land

NA

Total renewable water resources

NA

Natural hazards

lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

Environment - current issues

NA

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note

the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada