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French Guiana Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/french_guiana/french_guiana_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Geographic coordinates 4 00 N, 53 00 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries
Coastline 378 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish Land use
Irrigated land 20 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding Environment - current issues NA Geography - note
mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
NOTE: The information regarding French Guiana on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Guiana Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Guiana Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |