Extreme points of the Caribbean
The following lists include the extreme and significant geographic points of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Extreme points[]
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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 / 18.500°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 86.450°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 / 21.500°N 80.000°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[]
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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 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 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. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ 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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