Yanayin tsibirin Virgin Islands na Amurka
 Yanayin tsibirin Virgin Islands na Amurka | |
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geography of geographic location (en)  | |
| Bayanai | |
| Ƙaramin ɓangare na | Yanayin ƙasar Amurka |
| Fuskar |
United States Virgin Islands (mul) |
| Ƙasa | Tarayyar Amurka |
| Muhimmin darasi |
United States Virgin Islands (mul) |
Tsibirin Virgin Islands na Amurka rukuni ne na tsibirai da yawa da ke cikin Caribbean, kimanin mil 1,100 (1,770 kudu maso gabashin Florida, mil 600 (966 arewacin Venezuela, mil 40 (64 gabashin Puerto Rico, kuma nan da nan yamma da kudu na tsibirin Virgin Islands.
Tsibirin Virgin Islands na Amurka suna kusa da iyakar Arewacin Amurka da Caribbean Plate, kusan mil 100 (kilomita 161) kudu da Puerto Rico Trench kusa da Anegada Passage, babbar hanyar jigilar kaya. Tare da tsibirin Virgin Islands na Burtaniya, Vieques, da Culebra, sun zama tsibirin Virgin.
Tuddai, tsibiran tsaunuka na Saint Thomas (kilomita 31 (mil 80 km2)[ da Saint John (mil mil 20 (52 km2)]) suna iyaka da Arewacin Tekun Atlantika zuwa arewa da Tekun Caribbean a kudu. Babban tsibirin Saint Croix (mil murabba'in 84 (218 km2) [1]) yana da nisan mil 40 (kilomita 64) a kudu da Tekun Caribbean a kudu.
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas yana daya daga cikin mafi kyawun tashar jiragen ruwa a cikin Caribbean. Tsibirin suna da sanannun rairayin bakin teku da yawa, gami da Magens Bay (Saint Thomas) da Trunk Bay (Sainte John), da coral reefs, gami le Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument da Buck Island Reef National Memorial. Fiye da rabin Saint John da kusan dukkanin Tsibirin Hassel mallakar Hukumar Kula da Gidajen Kasa ta Amurka ce.
Yanayin ƙasa (babban birnin Charlotte Amalie): 18°21′N 64°57′W / 18.350°N 64.950°W / 18. 350; -64.95018°21′N 64°57′W / 18.350°N 64.950°W
Yankin:
- jimillar:: 738 sq mi (1,910 km2)
- ƙasa: 134 sq mi (346 km2)
- ruwa: 604 sq mi (1,564 km2)
- Yankin kwatankwacin: sau biyu girman Gundumar Columbia
- exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
- territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
- ƙasar noma: 5.71%
- amfanin gona na dindindin: 2.86%
- wasu: 91.43% (2005)
Yankin da ake ban ruwa: 1 km2
Hadarin halitta: fari da ambaliyar ruwa akai-akai; girgizar ƙasa ta lokaci-lokaci; tsunami mai ban mamaki
Muhalli - batutuwan yanzu: rashin albarkatun ruwa mai laushi na halitta
Yankin
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ƙasar tsibiran galibi tudu ne zuwa ƙaƙƙarfan tudu da tsaunuka da ƙasa kaɗan. Dutsen Crown, akan Saint Thomas, shine wuri mafi girma a Tsibirin Virgin na Amurka a tsayin 1,555 ft (474m). Matsayin teku shine mafi ƙasƙanci. Tana da bakin teku na mil 117 (kilomita 188). An san yankin don rairayin bakin teku da kuma yawan hasken rana.
Yanayi
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ƙasar tsibiran galibi tudu ne zuwa ƙaƙƙarfan tudu da tsaunuka da ƙasa kaɗan. Dutsen Crown, akan Saint Thomas, shine wuri mafi girma a Tsibirin Virgin na Amurka a tsayin 1,555 ft (474m). Matsayin teku shine mafi ƙasƙanci. Tana da bakin teku na mil 117 (kilomita 188). An san yankin don rairayin bakin teku da kuma yawan hasken rana.
A cikin babban birnin, 86 °F (30 °C), yawan zafin jiki na yau da kullun yana kusa da 91 °F (32.8 °C) ° F (32.8 ° C) a lokacin rani da 86 ° F (30 ° C) A cikin hunturu. Yawan yanayin zafi na yau da kullun yana kusa da 78 °F (25.6 °C) ° F (25.6 ° C) a lokacin rani da 72 °F (22.2 °C) ° F (22.2 ° C) A cikin hunturu. Yanayin ruwa yana kusa da 83 °F (28.3 °C) ° F (28.3 ° C) a lokacin rani da 79 °F (26 °C) ° F (26 ° C) A cikin hunturu.[1] Ruwan sama yana da kimanin inci 38 (965 a kowace shekara. Ruwan sama na iya zama mai canzawa, amma watanni mafi zafi a matsakaici shine Satumba zuwa Nuwamba kuma watanni mafi bushewa a matsakaice shine Fabrairu da Maris.[2]
Tsibirin suna ƙarƙashin guguwa da guguwa na wurare masu zafi, tare da lokacin guguwa daga Yuni zuwa Nuwamba. A cikin tarihin kwanan nan, Guguwar Irma da Guguwar Maria sun haifar da mummunar lalacewa a cikin 2017, [3] Guguwar Hugo a cikin 1989 da Guguwar Marilyn a cikin 1995. Guguwar Bertha ta kuma buge tsibirin a cikin 1996, Guguwar Georges a cikin 1998, Guguwar Lenny a cikin 1999, Guguwar Tropical Jeanne a cikin 2004, Guguwar Omar a cikin 2008, Guguwar Earl a cikin 2010, Guguwar tropical Otto a cikin 2010, da Guguwar Tropical Tomas a cikin 2010, amma lalacewar ba ta da tsanani a cikin waɗannan guguwar.[4]
- ↑ "VInow: Weather in the Virgin Islands". vinow.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ "World Climate Guide: Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands". worldclimateguide.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ "Six Months after Two Category 5 Hurricanes Struck, the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Recovering". fema.gov. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Fema: Disaster Declarations for Virgin Islands". fema.gov. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.