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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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