Ubicación: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand

Cordenadas Geograficas: 25 04 S, 130 06 W

Referencias en el mapa: Oceania

Area:
total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 51 km

Demandas Maritimas:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Clima: tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)

Terreno: rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m

Recursos Naturales: miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: NA%

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: typhoons (especially November to March)

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)