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Trinidad and Tobago Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/trinidad_and_tobago/trinidad_and_tobago_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates 11 00 N, 61 00 W Map references Central America and the Caribbean Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Delaware Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 362 km Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate tropical; rainy season (June to December) Terrain mostly plains with some hills and low mountains Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Land use
Irrigated land 30 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms Environment - current issues water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |