Cuba


Cuba is the largest island of the West Indies, lying south of Florida
and east of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The Republic of Cuba is combined with
the surrounding islands. On the East, Cuba is separated from the island of
Hispaniola by the Windward Passage. The U.S. maintains a naval base at Guantá
namo Bay in the Southeast. The capital and largest city of Cuba is Havana.
The island extends about 760 miles from Cabo de San Antonio to Cabo Maisí
, the western and eastern extremities. The average width is about 50 miles. The
total area is 44,218 square miles including the area of the Isla de la Juventud
(Isle of Youth) and of other islands of the country.

Land and Resources

About 1/4 of the surface of Cuba is hilly, the remaining consists of
flat or rolling terrain. The hilly areas are scattered throughout the island and
do not come from a central mass. The main 3 ranges are the Sierra de Trinidad in
the central part of the island, the Sierra Maestra, in the Southeast,......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: Cuba
Approximate Word Count: 313
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on Cuba, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!