Geography-Cuba

Cuban Geography = = = = __Fast Facts:__


 * Population: 11,451,652 people
 * Location: Between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
 * Land Occupation: 109,820 sq. km.
 * Current Presedent: Raul Castro
 * Flat to Rolling Plains
 * Capital and Biggest City: Havana
 * Cuba is the 17th largest Island in the WORLD!

If you were there: If you were there, you would bring your bathing suits for fun in the sun! If you've ever been in Florida, you know how hot it can get there! Since Cuba is 90 miles south of Florida, they have pretty much the same weather conditions. If you go south, you will see rugged mountains and hills. Cuba is a little bit smaller than Pennsylvania, so it's not the biggest country.

AROUND CUBA: Cuba is located about 50 miles west of Haiti. The coastline is 2,321 miles. Over 4,000 islands can be found. Cuba's the largest island in the Carribean. Cuba is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Carribean sea.

ANIMALS: Cuba is known to have many crocodiles, but they aren't the only animal you'll find there. Humming Birds are popular as well as frogs, lizards, and birds. Many caves are found in Cuba too. In those caves are snakes and bats.

Landmarks: Cuba has many Landmarks. One of them is El Capitol or The Capital. It is located in Havana, the capital of Cuba. It was originally supposed to be a Presedintial Palace when work began in 1912. Work was delayed an started again in 1926. It was finished in 1929. The huge building was designed by Cuban architects and built by North American construction companies. ​ Another landmark is El Morro. El Morro is a big castle like lighthouse. As you can see in the picture below it is a long, dark, narrow tunnel leading to El Morro. Another landmark is La Plaza de Catedral. It has a curch, concert hall, and more. ​A different landmark called Old Havana is a mansion like hotel. It is supposed to be very beautiful with a nice courtyard,

Hurricane Facts:
 * There is atleast 1 hurricane every 2 years
 * The hurricanes have 160 miles per hour wind speeds
 * They give 12 inches of rain in 24 hours.

Mountain Mania:
 * ======the largest mountain is Sierra Maestra [[image:http://rigobertomuniz.com/sierra_maestra.jpg width="160" height="117" align="center"]]======
 * ======Sierra Maestra is 155 miles long======
 * ======Sierra Maestra highest peek is Pico Turquino. 6,542 ft======

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