Extreme points of the Caribbean

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 / 19.02306; -70.99806 (Pico Duarte) — highest summit of the Caribbean at 3175 m (10,417 feet)

Lowest points

  • Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola 18°30′N 71°35′W / 18.500°N 71.583°W / 18.500; -71.583 (Lago Enriquillo) — 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 86.450°W / 12.017; -86.450 (Isthmus of Rivas) — 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 / 21.500°N 80.000°W / 21.500; -80.000 (Island of Cuba) — 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 / 19.02306; -70.99806 (Hispaniola) — 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

Notes

  1. ^ Pico Duarte is the highest point on the Island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic, and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea

References

  1. ^ "Pico Duarte". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  2. ^ 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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