Earth:Extreme points of the Caribbean
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Short description: Geographic points of islands in the Caribbean Sea
The following lists include the extreme and significant geographic points of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Extreme points
Highest points
- Pico Duarte,[note 1][1] Dominican Republic, Hispaniola [ ⚑ ] 19°1′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W — highest summit of the Caribbean at 3175 m (10,417 feet)
Lowest points
- Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola [ ⚑ ] 18°30′N 71°35′W / 18.5°N 71.583°W — lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on an ocean island on Earth at −46 m (−151 feet).[2]
- Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua [ ⚑ ] 12°1′N 86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.45°W — lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean on the Continental Divide of the Americas at 56 m (184 feet)
Islands
- Island of Cuba [ ⚑ ] 21°30′N 80°0′W / 21.5°N 80°W — most extensive island of the Caribbean at 104,556 km2 (40,369 square miles)
- Hispaniola [ ⚑ ] 19°1′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W — tallest island of the Caribbean at 3175 m (10,417 feet) and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at 76,480 km2 (29,529 square miles)
Lakes
The biggest lake in the Caribbean is the Lake Enriquillo.
Rivers
See also
- Geography of North America
- Geography of Canada
- Extreme points of the Earth
- Extreme points of the Americas
- Extreme points of North America
- Extreme points of Canada
- Extreme points of Canadian provinces
- Extreme communities of Canada
- Extreme points of Greenland
- Extreme points of Mexico
- Extreme points of the United States
- Extreme points of U.S. states
- Extreme points of Massachusetts
- Extreme Points of Texas
- Extreme points of New England
- Extreme points of U.S. states
- Extreme points of Central America
- Extreme points of the Caribbean
- Extreme points of Cuba
- Extreme points of Canada
- Extreme points of South America
- Extreme points of Argentina
- Extreme points of Brazil
- Extreme points of Chile
- Extreme points of Colombia
- Extreme points of Peru
- Extreme points of North America
- Extreme points of the Americas
Notes
- ↑ Pico Duarte is the highest point on the Island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic, and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea
References
- ↑ "Pico Duarte". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8224.
- ↑ Romero Luna, Eva Joelisa; Poteau, Dina (August 2011). Water Level Fluctuations of Lake Enriquillo and Lake Saumatre in Response to Environmental Changes (PDF) (Thesis). Cornell University. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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