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Bassas da India Geography:
Location:
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Geographic coordinates:
21 30 S, 39 50 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
0.2 sq km
land:
0.2 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative:
About one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 0 km
border countries: NA
Coastline:
35 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
Climate:
Tropical
Terrain:
Volcanic rock
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Natural resources:
None
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (all rock)
(2001)
Irrigated land:
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
The islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano |
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