Page last updated on January 12, 2017

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

Geographic coordinates:
29 02 S, 167 57 E

Map references:
Oceania

Area:
total: 36 sq km
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land: 36 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 235

Area - comparative:
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km
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Coastline:
32 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Climate:
subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain:
volcanic island with mostly rolling plains

Elevation:
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m

Natural resources:
fish

Land use:
agricultural land: 25% arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 25%
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forest: 11.5%
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other: 63.5% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2012)
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Natural hazards:
typhoons (especially May to July)

Environment - current issues:
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