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CUBA IS THE LARGEST CARIBBEAN ISLAND. CUBA IS SITUATED IN
THE WEST INDIES AND COVERS A LAND AREA OF APPROXIMATELY
110,922 SQ.KM.
ONE QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY'S LAND AREA CONSISTS OF MOUNTAIN
CHAINS, WITH THREE CHAINS RUNNING FROM EAST TO WEST. THESE
THREE RANGES ARE THE ORIENTAL, THE CENTRAL AND THE
OCCIDENTAL. PICO TURQUINO IS THE HIGHEST PEAK AT 1,974M
ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND LIES IN THE ORIENTAL RANGE. THE CENTRAL
TENDS TO BE HILLY WITH LOW MOUNTAIN RANGES, WHEREAS THE
OCCIDENTAL INCLUDES THE SIERRA MAESTRA. THE SIERRA MAESTRA
IS A LARGE AREA COMPRISING OF RUGGED MOUNTAINS AND HILLS.
THE REMAINING AREA OF THE COUNTRY IS MADE UP OF VAST PLAINS
AND BASINS. IN THE EAST LIES THE CAUTO RIVER, THE LONGEST
IN CUBA, FLOWING FOR APPROXIMATELY 368 KM. SUBTERRANEAN
WATER RESERVES ARE COMMON IN THIS COUNTRY. |
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