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Area > Comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	47 sq km		[225th of 238]
Area > Total	47 sq km		[237th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[218th of 239]
Climate tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline	51 km		[196th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	25 04 S, 130 06 W
Geography > Note Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore
Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[76th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[187th of 191]
Natural hazards typhoons (especially November to March)
Natural resources miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish; note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
Population density	1.04 people per sqkm		[228th of 256]
Terrain rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs

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