Saint Martin Geography 2008

Location:
island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates:
18 05 N, 63 57 W

Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 54.4 sq km
land: 54.4 sq km
water: NEGL

Area - comparative:
more than one-third the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 15 km
border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km

Coastline:
58.9 km (for entire island)

Climate:
temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; July-Novemeber is the hurricane season

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m

Natural resources:
salt

Environment - current issues:
fresh water supply is dependent on desalinization of sea water