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Tokelau Geography Profile

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LocationOceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates9 00 S, 172 00 W
Map referencesOceania
Areatotal: 12 sq km

land: 12 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Area - comparativeabout 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundariestotal: 0 km
Coastline101 km
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climatetropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrainlow-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Elevation extremeshighest point: unnamed location 5 m

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Natural resourcesNEGL
Land useagricultural land: 60% (2018 est.)

arable land: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 60% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 40% (2018 est.)
Irrigated land0 sq km (2012)
Total renewable water resources0 cubic meters (2017 est.)
Natural hazardslies in Pacific cyclone belt
Geography - noteconsists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021