Climate Geography of Cuba
cuba archipelago of islands located in caribbean sea, geographic coordinates 21°3n, 80°00w. cuba principal island, surrounded 4 main groups of islands. these colorados, sabana-camagüey, jardines de la reina , canarreos. main island of cuba constitutes of nation s land area or 104,556 km (40,369 sq mi) , seventeenth-largest island in world land area. second largest island in cuba isla de la juventud (isle of youth) in southwest, area of 2,200 km (850 sq mi). cuba has total land area of 109,884 km (42,426 sq mi).
the main island consists of flat rolling plains. @ southeastern end sierra maestra, range of steep mountains highest point pico real del turquino @ 1,974 metres (6,476 ft). climate tropical, though moderated trade winds. in general (with local variations), there drier season november april, , rainier season may october. average temperature 23.1 °c (73.6 °f) in january , 27 °c (80.6 °f) in july.
cuba lies in path of hurricanes, , these destructive storms common in september , october. havana largest city , capital; other major cities include santiago de cuba , camagüey. better known smaller towns include baracoa first spanish settlement on cuba, trinidad, unesco world heritage site, , bayamo.
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