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Area > Comparative about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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0.2 sq km |
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[19th of 238]
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Area > Total
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0.2 sq km |
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[17th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[9th of 239]
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Climate
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tropical |
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Coastline
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35.2 km |
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[204th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 2.4 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Indian Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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21 30 S, 39 50 E |
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Geography > Note the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano |
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[252nd of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[248th of 258]
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Location Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique |
Map references Africa |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[4th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[4th of 191]
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Natural hazards maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones |
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Natural resources
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none |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[241st of 256]
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Terrain
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volcanic rock |
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