<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> subtropical, tempered by easterly tradewinds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 26%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 6%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 47%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> lack of natural freshwater resources
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> rarely affected by hurricanes; subject to frequent severe droughts, floods, earthquakes
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> important location along the Anegada Passage—a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural, deepwater harbors in the Caribbean