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Oceania > Norfolk Island > Geography

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

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Norfolk Island, Territory of Norfolk Island

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