Location Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique

Geographic coordinates 17 03 S, 42 45 E

Map references Africa

Area
total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 24.1 km

Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth the of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical

Terrain NA

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 10 m

Natural resources guano deposits and other fertilizers

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 90%
other: 10%

Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993)

Natural hazards periodic cyclones

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note wildlife sanctuary

NOTE: The information regarding Juan de Nova Island on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Juan de Nova Island Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Juan de Nova Island Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.