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Geography and Environment of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- volcanic with mountainous interiors
- Climate
- tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
- Highest Point
- 1156 — Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
- Lowest Point
- Caribbean Sea 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- arable land
- Natural Hazards
- hurricanes (July to October)
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- NA
- International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements