Location:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
25 04 S, 130 06 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total:
47 sq km
country comparison to the world: 234
land:
47 sq km
water:
0 sq km
about three tenths the size of Washington, DC
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51 km
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territorial sea:
3 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Big Ridge 347 m
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note:
manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
100% (2011)
NA
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typhoons (especially November to March)
deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)
Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore