Geography Of Tokelau

Location	Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates	9 00 S, 172 00 W
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 10 sq km
Area comparative	about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	101 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain	low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Natural resources	NEGL
Land use	arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Environment - current issues	very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Tokelau