Location: Southwestern Oceania, 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total area: 34.6 sq km
land area: 34.6 sq km
comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 32 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Natural resources: fish

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 25%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 75%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: subject to typhoons (especially May to July)
international agreements: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Norfolk 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 Norfolk Island Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norfolk Island Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.