Geography |
Barbados is an island country in the West Indies. It lies east of Saint Vincent and the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and approximately 400 km north-east of Venezuela. The island has a total area of 430 km2.
Barbados is generally flat but hilly in the interior and on the north-east coast. Its highest point is Mount Hillaby (340 m). Coral deposits form the surface of the island and are underlain by sedimentary rock.
The climate is oceanic tropical, with a mean annual temperature of 26° C, usually ranging only between about 21° C and 31° C. The rainy season is from June to December, with average annual rainfall varying from 1 000 mm on the coast to 2 300 mm in the interior. Hurricanes occasionally strike the island, sometimes causing extensive damage.
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