| Area: | 109,884 km2 |
|---|---|
| Locality type: | Country |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Cuba |
Fourteen provinces and one special municipality (the Isla de la Juventud) now comprise Cuba. These in turn were formerly part of six larger historical provinces: Pinar del Río, Habana, Matanzas, Las Villas, Camagüey and Oriente.
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Cuba
- Isla de la Juventud special municipality
- Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; Island of Youth)
- ⭔La Habana Province
- ⭔Las Tunas Province
- ⭔Matanzas Province
- ⭔Mayabeque Province
- Oriente Province
- ⭔Pinar del Río Province
- ⭔Sancti Spíritus Province
- ⭔Santiago de Cuba Province
- ⭔Villa Clara Province
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References
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Pardo, G. (2009) Geology of Cuba. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), AAPG Studies in Geology 58: 73 p.
Iturralde-Vinent, M.A., García-Casco, A., Rojas-Agramonte, Y., Proenza, J.A., Murphy, J.B., and Stern, R.J. (2016) The geology of Cuba: A brief overview and synthesis. GSA Today, Geological Society of America: 26 (10): 4-10.
El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba