Norfolk Island Geography Profile 2007

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

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 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% (2005)

Irrigated land

NA

Natural hazards

typhoons (especially May to July)

Environment - current issues

NA

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