Saint Lucia Elevation Map

Saint Lucia Elevation Map

Elevation Map of Saint Lucia

This Saint Lucia topographic elevation map shows the landscape in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 0 meters (0 ft) up to 950 meters (3,117 ft). Each band steps through the relief in sequence, so the map reads like a physical relief model. Lowlands appear in deep greens, middle elevations warm into golds and reds, and the highest terrain fades into grays and whites.

Saint Lucia covers about 617 square kilometers (238 sq mi). The twin Pitons on the southwest coast are UNESCO listed volcanic spires, though the wooded interior actually rises higher at Mount Gimie.

Highest Point in Saint Lucia

Mount Gimie, at 3,117 ft (950 m), is the highest point in Saint Lucia. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia’s lowest elevation is sea level along its coastline. On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

Saint Lucia Map Datasets

I prepared this relief map with elevation data from the AWS Terrain Tiles dataset. The dataset builds on the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) along with other open topographic sources, and it serves global elevation data as map tiles that anyone can access.

The map spaces its 24 elevation bands with a blend of two methods. Half of the spacing follows equal elevation steps. The other half follows equal land area, a technique known as histogram equalization.

Why blend them?

A fixed interval scale would leave flatter regions sitting in a single color, which hides their topography. On the other hand, full histogram equalization would push a quarter of the land into summit tones. The blend lets this elevation map use the entire relief palette while the legend stays honest. Each label marks the true elevation behind its band, which is why the values are not evenly spaced.

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