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Area > Comparative to US places about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	4.5 sq km		[12th of 238]
Area > Total	4.5 sq km		[10th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[11th of 239]
Climate tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline	8 km		[222nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 7 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	0 23 S, 160 01 W
Geography > Note sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Land use > Arable land	0%		[237th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[20th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[229th of 258]
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[7th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[7th of 191]
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[252nd of 256]
Terrain sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

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