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Christmas Island Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(territory of Australia)

Location:

Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total area:

135 sq km

land area:

135 sq km

comparative area:

about 0.8 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

138.9 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

12 nm

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds

Terrain:

steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau

Natural resources:

phosphate

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

almost completely surrounded by a reef which can be a maritime hazard

international agreements:

Note:

located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean

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