Location: Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates:
18 05 N, 63 57 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Climate: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total: 54.4 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 231
land:
54.4 sq km
water:
NEGL
more than one-third the size of Washington, DC
total: 15 km
border countries:
Sint Maarten 15 km
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58.9 km (for entire island)
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temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November
lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m
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highest point:
Pic du Paradis 424 m
salt
subject to hurricanes from July to November
freshwater supply is dependent on desalinization of sea water
the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten