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Norfolk Island Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(territory of Australia)

Location:

Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia

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:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

25%

forest and woodland:

other:

75%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

typhoons (especially May to July)

international agreements:

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