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Area > Comparative about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	4.4 sq km		[13th of 238]
Area > Total	4.4 sq km		[11th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[10th of 239]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	24.1 km		[212nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 10 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	17 03 S, 42 45 E
Geography > Note	wildlife sanctuary
Land use > Arable land	0%		[253rd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[249th of 258]
Location Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[6th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[6th of 191]
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones
Natural resources guano deposits and other fertilizers
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[246th of 256]
Terrain	low and flat

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