Geography Of Coral Sea Islands

Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: less than 3 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important water: 0 sq km land: less than 3 sq km
Area comparative	NA
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	3,095 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Natural resources	NEGL
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	important nesting area for birds and turtles

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