Geography of Niue

Geographic coordinates:19°02′S 169°52′W

Map references:Oceania

Area:
total:260 km²
land:260 km²
water:0 km²

Area - comparative:1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:0 km

Coastline:64 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:200 nm
territorial sea:12 nm

Climate:tropical; modified by southeast trade winds

Terrain:steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Elevation extremes:
lowest point:Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m

Natural resources:fish, arable land

Land use:
arable land:19%
permanent crops:8%
permanent pastures:4%
forests and woodland:19%
other:50% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land:NA km²

Natural hazards:typhoons

Environment - current issues:increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture

Environment - international agreements:
party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification
signed, but not ratified:Law of the Sea

Geography - note:one of world's largest coral islands

See also : Niue

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