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Islands of St Martin and St Barthelemy



St Barthelemy     [1561]
   Group: St Martin and St Barthelemy   Archipelago: Leeward Islands
   Country: France - St Martin and St Barthelemy   Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 17.92º N   Long : 62.83º W
Area: 0.0 sq. km   Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 20 km   group: 180 km
Nearest continent: South America    Distance: 800 km    Isolation Index: 46
ISLAND TYPE:      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: wet  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 9 0 2
Land birds 0 0 0
Mammals 0 0 0

HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, Gustavia
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 21%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 3025 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX   CI-Terrestrial: 1   Low
CI-Marine: 1   Low
Last updated: 22/07/90

St Martin (Sint Maarten, Saint Martin)    [1183]
   Group: St Martin and St Barthelemy   Archipelago: Leeward Islands
   Country: France/Netherlands - St Martin   Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 18.12º N   Long : 63.07º W
Area: 91.9 sq. km   Altitude: 424 m
Shoreline: 58.9 km (scale 1:1000000)   Coastal Index: 0.6409
Depth to nearest land: 1000 m
Nearest island: 5 km   group: 140 km
Nearest continent: South America    Distance: 800 km    Isolation Index: 42
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: wet  tropical  27øC, 1143 mm
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 12 0 2
Land birds 0 0 0
Mammals 0 0 0

HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, Marigot
  Population: 10500 (1981)   Density: 114.3 persons/sq. km
  Growth Rate: 0.0%/yr   Stable
  Accessibility: airport
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 21%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 4340 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
PROTECTED AREAS:    Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0  Marine: 0
  Number: 1   Area: Terrestrial: 0.0 sq. km    Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY:    Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 5
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX   CI-Terrestrial: 1   Low
CI-Marine: 1   Low
Last updated: 22/10/90

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