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fiogf49gjkf0d THE ISLANDS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ARE AT THE SOUTHERN
MOST END OF THE CARIBBEAN ARCHIPELAGO, JUST 18KMS OFF
OF THE VENEZUELAN COAST. TRINIDAD COVERS AN AREA OF 4,628
SQ KMS AND TOBAGO ONLY 300 SQ KMS.
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TRINIDAD IS CHARACTERISED BY THREE
MOUNTAIN RANGES WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY UNDULATING PLAINS,
SAVANNAHS AND BRACKISH AND FRESH WATER SWAMPS. THE MOST
PROMINENT OF THESE MOUNTAIN RANGES IS THE NORTHERN RANGE,
AN EASTERN SPUR OF THE ANDES, WITH ITS HIGHEST PEAK, EL
CERRO DEL ARIPO, RISING TO 940 METRES. THE NORTHERN RANGE
LOOMS OVER THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL, PORT OF SPAIN. SOUTH OF
PORT OF SPAIN ON THE WEST COAST THE TERRAIN IS LOW, AND THE
CARONI SWAMPS CONTAIN A BIRD SANCTUARY. ON THE NORTH AND
EAST COAST LIE WHITE SAND BEACHES. CENTRAL TRINIDAD IS
LARGELY GIVEN OVER TO AGRICULTURE.
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