| Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti |
| Geographic coordinates | 18 25 N, 75 02 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area | total: 5 sq km land: 5.4 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 8 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | marine, tropical |
| Terrain | raised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high) |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: 200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | guano (mining discontinued in 1898) |
| Land use | other: 100% (2018 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes |
| Geography - note | strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
