|
|
Article: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Article from:
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 The Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Official name:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Area:
389 square kilometers (150 square miles)
Highest point on mainland:
Soufri
è
re (1,234 meters/4,049 feet)
Lowest point on land:
Sea level
Hemispheres:
Northern and Western
Time zone:
8 a.m. = noon GMT
Longest distances:
Saint Vincent Island: 29 kilometers (18 miles) from north to south; 18 kilometers (11 miles) from east to west
Land boundaries:
None
Coastline:
84 kilometers (52 miles)
Territorial sea limits:
22 kilometers (12 nautical miles)
1 LOCATION AND SIZE
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (often simply called Saint Vincent) is part of the Windward Islands group of the ...