Geography of Cuba

Cuba is had in West Indies, on a joint Northern, Central and the South America. On a configuration terrain of the Cuba which have been drawn through from the West to the east on 1250  km, quite often compare to a lizard which trunk is paid to Atlantic, and the tail is at an entry to Gulf of Mexico. In the south Cuba is flowed about by waters of Caribbean sea. Distance from Cuba to the USA in the bottleneck of Florida strait - 180  km, to island Haiti through the Windward strait - 77  km, to island Jamaica through a strait Colon - 140  km, to Mexico through Yucatan channel - 210  km.

Cuba occupies terrain, equal 111  thousand sq. km, on island Cuba - the largest in West Indies, entitled all country (104  thousand sq. km), isle of Pines (former name Pinos) - second on the square country island, and also on bordering on to them nearby 1600  small islands and the coral reefs belonging to bunch of the Big Antilles.

Extent of a foreshore of island Cuba - 5746  km, from which 3209  the km is necessary on northern shore and 2537  km - on southern. For coast deep gulfs and assemblage of convenient fakes are characteristic. The island is framed by reefs and other coral educations.

The Landform of Cuba mainly flat. Elevations and mounts occupy about third of terrain. The highest hills Sierra-Maestra were drew through along southeast coast on 250  km. Its climate - peak Turkino (1974 . The picturesque low mounts had in the west of island arabesquely rassecheny also are poorly invaded. On Cuba the karst in this connection the assemblage of caves including large is known is everywhere educed. So, in the west cave Santo-Tomas has a branched network of adits in the general extent 25  km. Often meet so-called mogotes - the forms of a tropical karst representing elevations with almost erect slopes and flat apexes. Approximately 2/3 all squares of Cuba occupy slightly vsholmlennye plains. They are most invaded and mastered. Shores, as a rule, low, sometimes boggy, in many cases overgrown with mangrove family a tangle. Often there are sandy beaches which last on many kilometres (for example, on peninsula Ikakos where known resort Varadero is had).