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| Region | Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°00′N 61°00′W / 11.000°N 61.000°W |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,128 km2 (1,980 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 362 km (225 mi) |
| Highest point | El Cerro del Aripo 940 m |
Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antilles, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Little Tobago, and St. Giles Island. Trinidad is 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeast coast of Venezuela and 130 km (81 mi) south of the Grenadines.[citation needed] The island measures 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi) in area (comprising 93.0% of the country's total area) with an average length of 80 km (50 mi) and an average width of 59 km (37 mi).[citation needed] The island appears rectangular in shape with three projecting peninsular corners.[1] Tobago is 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Trinidad and measures about 298 km2 (115 sq mi) in area, or 5.8% of the country's area, 41 km (25.5 mi) in length and 12 km (7.5 mi) at its greatest width.[citation needed] The island is cigar-shaped in appearance, with a northeast–southwest alignment.
- ^ Meyerson, Beatrice Berle; Seyler, Daniel J.; Hornbeck, John F. (1987). "Trinidad and Tobago: Geography". In Meditz, Sandra W.; Hanratty, Dennis M. (eds.). Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 174–177. OCLC 49361510.
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