Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia
Geographic coordinates: 10 30 S, 105 40 E
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 135 sq km
land: 135 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: about 0.7 times the size of Washington,
DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 138.9 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade
winds
Terrain: steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central
plateau
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Murray Hill 361 m
Natural resources: phosphate
Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: NA%
note: mainly tropical rainforest of which 60%-70% is in a
national park
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the
island can be a maritime hazard
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: located along major sea lanes of Indian
Ocean
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