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Introduction - Tokelau: | Location - 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
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 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% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | lies in Pacific typhoon belt | | Environment current issues | limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand | | Geography note | consists 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 | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |