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Area > A note includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area > Water	0 sq km		[214th of 239]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	3,095 km		[46th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography > Note important nesting area for birds and turtles
Irrigated land	0 sq km		[188th of 196]
Land use > Arable land	0%		[236th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[23rd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[232nd of 258]
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone	200 nautical mile		[20th of 33]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[185th of 191]
Natural hazards occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	NEGL
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[250th of 256]
Terrain sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)

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