St. Lucia is a mountainous forested island of extinct volcanoes,
graphically represented in its flag. To the south of its highest point of Mt Gimie
at 950m (3116ft) above sea level lies Qualibou, an area containing 18 volcanic
domes and 7 craters. In the west are the Pitons, rising from the sea to more than
750m (2460ft).
Temperatures in St Lucia are high and te rainfall is heavy. The rainiest months
are likely to occur during the hurricane season, which runs from July to November.
St Lucia boasts a huge variety of plant and animal life.
Though not poor, St. Lucia is still over-dependent on bananas, which are vulnerable
to hurricanes and disease. Other agricultural products are coconuts and cocoa,
but clothing makes up the second largest export, and the free port of Vieux Fort
has attracted modern industries. Cruise liners deliver tourists to Castries, and
the Grande Cul de Sac Bay to the south is one of the deepest tanker ports in the
Americas. It is used mainly for trans-shipment of oil.
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