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Islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nevis [1252]
Group: Archipelago: Leeward Islands
Country: St Kitts and Nevis: Atlantic
Lat: 17.15º NLong: 62.60º W Region: Caribbean Sea
Area: 92.3 sq. km Altitude: 985 m Shoreline: 36.6 km (scale 1:1000000)
ISLAND TYPE:
St Kitts (St Christopher) [972]
Group: Archipelago: Leeward Islands
Country: St Kitts and Nevis Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 17.35º N Long : 62.75º W
Area: 170.8 sq. km Altitude: 1156 m
Shoreline: 74.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4362
Depth to nearest land: >200 m
Nearest island: 5 km group: 140 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 720 km Isolation Index: 41
ISLAND TYPE: active volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
13 |
0 |
2 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: airport
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 01/02/98
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