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Norfolk Island Geography:
Location:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Geographic coordinates:
29 02 S, 167 57 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
34.6 sq km
land:
34.6 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative:
About 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 0 km
border countries: NA
Coastline:
32 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
Climate:
Subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
Volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Natural resources:
Fish
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100%
(2001)
Irrigated land:
NA
Natural hazards:
Typhoons (especially May to July)
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
Most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated |
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