Ubicación: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

Cordenadas Geográficas: 18 15 N, 63 10 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 91 sq km
land: 91 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: about half the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 61 km

Demandas Marítimas:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Clima: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Terreno: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m

Recursos Naturales: salt, fish, lobster

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system