Introduction
The island of Cuba is about 1,250 km long and 30–190 km wide, and has an irregular coastline about 5.800 km long (Fig. 5.1.1 ). The Cuban archipelago has four island groups: the Los Colorados archipelago, the Sabana-Camagüey (Jardínes del Rey) archipelago, the Jardínes de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen) archipelago and the Los Canarreos archipelago.
Cuba. Location map. (Courtesy Geostudies.)
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Rodríguez, R. (2010). Cuba. In: Bird, E.C.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_45
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