Selection Criteria

CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTION
	GEORGETOWN	LEGUAN
Economic Base	High	Low
Economic Loss	High	Medium
Population Density	High	Low
Housing	High	Low
Admin. Facilities	High	Low
Sea Defense Type	Low	Low
Drainage System	Low	Low
Data availability	Medium	Low
Utility Services	High	Low
Representativeness	Low	High
Ecosystem	Low	High
Technical knowledge	Medium	Medium

Pilot Coordinates

Lower Left - Latitude - 6 degrees 52 minutes 7.5 seconds North
Longitude - 58 degrees 28 minutes 30.5 seconds West

Upper Right - Latitude - 6 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds North
Longitude - 58 degrees 20 minutes 9.5 seconds West

Site Description

Leguan is an island of area 18 square miles situated at the mouth of the Essequibo river, in a generally south westerly direction. The island is flat and low lying with a coastline of 38 km. The main economic activities are rice farming, vegetable and ground provision farming and cattle rearing.

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