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Islands of Dominican Republic
Saona [909]
Group: Hispaniola Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Country: Dominican Republic Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 18.13º N Long : 68.69º W
Area: 106.2 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 56.6 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.5330
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 2 km group: 2 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 650 km Isolation Index: 28
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: moderate tropical mean 24-28øC, 1200 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones (1979)
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
Hypersaline ponds (340 ha); mangroves (2064 ha, 13 km of coast); coral
reefs
(4 km of coast), seagrass beds (18 km of coast)
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 7% Mangrove: 23%
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: fishing
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 16/07/89
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