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fiogf49gjkf0d PUERTO RICO LIES BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE
CARIBBEAN SEA 1,682 KM SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI. IN THE INTERIOR
OF THE 177 BY 56 KM ISLAND IS A MOUNTAIN RANGE REACHING TO
1,338M AT CERRO LA PUNTA. PUERTO RICO IS SURROUNDED BY 438
KM OF WHITE SAND BEACHES FRINGED WITH COCONUT PALMS. THE
NORTH ATLANTIC COAST IS WETTER AND GREENER THAN THE SOUTH
CARIBBEAN COAST.
THE COUNTRY CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE REGIONS, THE
MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR, THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND THE
COASTAL PLAINS. THERE ARE 50 RIVERS AND MORE THAN
1,200 STREAMS WITH SEVERAL MARSHES, MOORS AND LAKES
OCCUPYING THE LOW-LYING PLAINS. THE RIO CAMUY CAVE PARK
CONTAINS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE CAVE NETWORKS
AND THE THIRD-LARGEST UNDERGROUND RIVER IN THE WORLD.
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