| 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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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 34.6 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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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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| Irrigated land | 32 km |
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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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