Europa Island Geography Profile 2002

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique

Geographic coordinates

22 20 S, 40 22 E

Map references

Africa

Area

total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

22.2 km

Maritime claims

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate

tropical

Terrain

low and flat

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 24 m

Natural resources

NEGL

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)

Irrigated land

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards

NA

Environment - current issues

NA

Group

All, OREA, Europe/French Dependencies

Geography - note

wildlife sanctuary