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