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Islands of Barbados
Barbados [107]
Group: Archipelago: Windward Islands
Country: Barbados Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 13.20º N Long : 59.55º W
Area: 462.4 sq. km Altitude: 340 m
Shoreline: 100.3 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.2169
Depth to nearest land: 1000 m
Nearest island: 150 km group: 220 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 350 km Isolation Index: 46
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical mean 25øC, max 32øC
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
Coral reefs
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
12 |
3 |
1 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 1 Group: 0
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital Bridgetown
Population: 251000 (1982) Density: 542.8 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.3%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: sugar cane, tourism
Habitat: towns Urban Pop: 0 Urban Indicator: 0
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 3040 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 13
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 18/07/88
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