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Location:
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
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Geographic coordinates:
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29 02 S, 167 57 E
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Map references:
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oceania
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Area:
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total: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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0 km
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Coastline:
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32 km
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
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subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain:
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volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
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Natural resources:
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fish
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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typhoons (especially May to July)
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Geography - note:
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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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