Niue Geography 1997

Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga

Geographic coordinates 19 02 S, 169 52 W

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water : 0 sq km

Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 64 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; modified by southeast trade winds

Terrain steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point : unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m

Natural resources fish, arable land

Land use
arable land: 19%
permanent crops : 8%
permanent pastures: 4%
forests and woodland: 19%
other: 50% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards typhoons

Environment - current issues traditional methods of burning brush and trees to clear land for agriculturehave threatened soil supplies which are not naturally very abundant

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note one of world's largest coral islands

NOTE: The information regarding Niue on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niue Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niue Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.