Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago Geography Profile 2011
2010/06/10
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 comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries Total:
0 km
Land boundaries Note:
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Terrain:
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
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
Geography note:
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
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