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Christmas Island Geography
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
10 30 S, 105 40 E
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| Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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| Area: |
total:
135 sq km
land:
135 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone:
12 NM
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
3 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
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| Terrain: |
steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Murray Hill 361 m
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| Natural resources: |
phosphate
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| 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
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| Natural hazards: |
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
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