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- The topography is geologically complex, comprised of multi-million-year-old rock formations, which rise steeply from the shore. It's three highest ridges range from 1,147 to 1,277 ft above sea level. Its terrain ranges from sub-tropical forests in the northwest to an arid environment on the east end.
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Average elevation: 85 ft. Minimum elevation: 0 ft. Maximum elevation: 1,240 ft. Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps. Saint John, Coral Harbour, Saint Thomas - Saint John District, United States Virgin Islands, United States.
Name: Saint John topographic map, elevation, terrain. Location: Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada ( 45.14150 -66.23940 45.37693 -65.83886) Average elevation: 39 m. Minimum elevation: -8 m.
The topography surrounding Saint John is hilly; a result of the influence of two coastal mountain ranges which run along the Bay of Fundy – the St. Croix Highlands and the Caledonia Highlands. The soil throughout the region is extremely rocky with frequent granite outcrops.
The park covers almost 60 percent of St. John Island, adjacent ocean, and almost all of Hassel Island. The main features are coral reefs, which almost completely surround the park, and the ocean waters, tropical forests and beaches.
The rocks of St. John, which is located near the eastern end of the Greater Antilles and near the northeastern corner of the Caribbean plate, consist of Cretaceous basalt, andesite, keratophyre, their volcaniclastic and hypabyssal intrusive equivalents, and minor calcareous rocks and chert.
Saint John, smallest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It lies just east of St. Thomas and 80 miles (130 km) east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. St. John is 9 miles (14 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide.
The ultimate map of St John resource page! Maps to view online. Maps to download and print. Maps for mobile browsing. Maps of St John’s beaches, hiking trails and Virgin Islands National Park guide.
