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Area > Comparative
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Water
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0 sq km
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[176th of 237]
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Climate
subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation |
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Coastline
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32 km
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[193rd of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Bates 319 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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29 02 S, 167 57 E |
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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 |
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Land use > Arable land
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0 %
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[238th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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100 %
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[12th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0 %
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[218th of 241]
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Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
Map references
Oceania |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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200 nm
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[19th of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[70th of 190]
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Natural hazards
typhoons (especially May to July) |
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Natural resources
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fish |
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Population density
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55.06 people per sqkm |
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[135th of 256]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Bates |
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Terrain
volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains |
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