Norfolk Island's Geography | Norfolk Islands Geography

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Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia

Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E

Map references: Oceania

Area: Total: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: About 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 32 km

Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Climate: Subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: Volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m

Natural resources: Fish

Land use: Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: Typhoons (especially May to July)

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements:

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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