| Location | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
| Geographic coordinates | 29 02 S, 167 57 E |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 36 sq km land: 36 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 32 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain | volcanic island with mostly rolling plains |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mount Bates 319 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | fish |
| Land use | agricultural land: 25% (2018 est.) arable land: 0% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 25% (2018 est.) forest: 11.5% (2018 est.) other: 63.5% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Natural hazards | tropical cyclones (especially May to July) |
| Geography - note | most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
