| Climate Bahamas :
| tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
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| Terrain Bahamas :
| long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills
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| Elevation extremes lowest Bahamas :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Bahamas :
| Mount Alvernia, on Cat Island 63 m
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| Natural resources Bahamas :
| salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
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| Land use arableland Bahamas :
| 0,80%
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| Irrigated land Bahamas :
| NA sq km
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| Natural hazards Bahamas :
| hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
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| Environment current issues Bahamas :
| coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
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| Geography note Bahamas :
| strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited
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