Geography Of Fiji

Location Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
 
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 175 00 E
 
Map references oceania 
Area
total: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
 
Area comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey
 
Land boundaries 0 km
 
Coastline 1,129 km
 
Maritime claims measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
 
Climate tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
 
Terrain mostly mountains of volcanic origin
 
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
 
Natural resources timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
 
Land use
arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65%
other: 84.4% (2001)
 
Irrigated land 30 sq km (1998 est.)
 
Natural hazards cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
 
Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion
 
Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
 
Geography note includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited

 

 

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