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===Terrain=== Cuba's terrain is mostly flat or rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. The lowest point is the Caribbean Sea at 0 m ([[sea level]]) and the highest point is [[Pico Turquino]] at {{convert|1974|m|ft|abbr=on}}, part of the [[Sierra Maestra]] mountain range, located in the southeast of the island. Other mountain ranges are [[Sierra Cristal National Park|Sierra Cristal]] in the southeast, [[Escambray Mountains]] in the center of the island, and [[Sierra del Rosario]] in the northwest. White sand beaches (most notably in [[Varadero]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVvZCNcBy_Y Varadero β YouTube]</ref>), as well as [[mangrove]]s and marshes can be found in the coastal area. The largest is the [[Zapata Swamp]], with over {{convert|4520|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 675 km<sup>2</sup> of tidal flats in Cuba, making it the 38th-ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Murray |first1=N.J. |last2=Phinn |first2=S.R. |last3=DeWitt |first3=M. |last4=Ferrari |first4=R. |last5=Johnston |first5=R. |last6=Lyons |first6=M.B. |last7=Clinton |first7=N. |last8=Thau |first8=D. |last9=Fuller |first9=R.A. |title=The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0805-8 |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=565 |issue=7738 |pages=222β225 |date=2019 |pmid=30568300 |s2cid=56481043 |doi=10.1038/s41586-018-0805-8}}</ref> Cuba has negligible inland water area. The largest natural water mirror is [[Laguna de Leche]] at {{convert|67.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, while the man-made [[Zaza Reservoir]], at {{convert|113.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, is the largest inland water surface by area in the country.
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