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Cuba
Title: Cuba
Category: Society & Culture / Geography
Details: Words: 343 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
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 Guantánamo Bay in the Southeast. The capital and largest city of Cuba is Havana.
The island extends about 760 miles from Cabo …showed first 75 words of 343 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 343 total…Cuba is very irregular and is indented by numerous gulfs and bays. The total length is about 2500 miles. The island has a large number of harbors.
Climate
The climate of Cuba is subtropical, the annual temperature is 77°. The annual rainfall averages about 52 inches. More than 60% of the rain fall during the wet season, which extends from May to October. The island lies in a region heavily hit by hurricanes during the hurricane season.
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