Norfolk Island Geography Profile 2002

Location

Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia

Geographic coordinates

29 02 S, 167 57 E

Map references

Oceania

Area

total: 34.6 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

32 km

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate

subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain

volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m

Natural resources

fish

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land

NA sq km

Natural hazards

typhoons (especially May to July)

Environment - current issues

NA

Group

All, APLAA, Oceania/Australasia

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