 Ni-Vanuatu Geography | Vanuatu's Geography | Vanuatus Geography |
Ni-Vanuatu Geography | Vanuatu's Geography | Vanuatus Geography |
Vanuatu's Geography | Vanuatus Geography |
 MapNi-Vanuatu GeographyLocation: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia Geographic coordinates: 16 00 S, 167 00 E Map references: Oceania Area: total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited Area - comparative: slightly larger than Connecticut Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 2,528 km Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Climate: tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April Terrain: mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m Natural resources: manganese, hardwood forests, fish Land use: arable land: 2.46% permanent crops: 7.38% other: 90.16% (2001) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis Environment - current issues: a majority of the population does not have access to a potable and reliable supply of water; deforestation Environment - international agreements: party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes |
