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Climate: Colombia has a tropical climate
on the coast and a temperate climate on the plateaux. Colombia
can be divided into three climatic zones depending on altitude.
(1.) Below 915 metres (300 feet) which is a hot zone and comprises
90% of the land area. Average temperature ranges are from 23.8
degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit) to 26.6 degrees Celsius
(80 degrees Fahrenheit) (2.) Between 915 metres (3,000 feet)
and 1,980 metres (6,500 feet) which is the temperate zone and
comprises only 8% of the land area. Average temperature ranges
are from 18.3 degrees Celsius (65 degrees Fahrenheit) to 23.9
degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit). (3.)
Location: Northern
South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and
Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador
and Panama .
Coordinates: 4 00 N, 72 00 W
Coastline: 3,208
km
Languages: Spanish
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