Geography of Barbados

This article describes the geography of Barbados.

Location:: Barbados is Caribbean: an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:: 13° 10′ N, 59° 32′ W
Map references:: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: Total: 430 km² Land: 430 km² Water: 0 km²

Area comparative: Australia comparative: 5.5 times smaller than the Australian Capital Territory Canada comparative: slightly larger than London United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than Saint Helena United States comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Climate:: Tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain:: Relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m Highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m

Natural resources:: Petroleum, fish, natural gas
Land use: Arable land: 37% Permanent crops: 0% Permanent pastures: 5% Forests and woodland: 12% Other: 46% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land:: NA km²
Natural hazards:: Infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environment - current issues:: Pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution Signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity

Reference

Much of the material in this article adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.