Location: Southern Africa, in the central Mozambique Channel about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 4.4 sq km
land area: 4.4 sq km
comparative area: about 7.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 24.1 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: claimed by Madagascar

Climate: tropical

Terrain: NA

Natural resources: guano deposits and other fertilizers

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 90%
other: 10%

Irrigated land: 0 sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: subject to periodic cyclones
international agreements: NA

Note: wildlife sanctuary

NOTE: The information regarding Juan de Nova Island on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Juan de Nova Island Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Juan de Nova Island Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.