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Juan de Nova Island Geography
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
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| Geographic coordinates: |
17 03 S, 42 45 E
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| Area: |
total:
4.4 sq km
land:
4.4 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location 10 m
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| Natural resources: |
guano deposits and other fertilizers
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
90%
other:
10%
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| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1993)
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| Natural hazards: |
periodic cyclones
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
wildlife sanctuary
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