Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia

Geographic coordinates 29 02 S, 167 57 E

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km

Area - comparative about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 32 km

Maritime claims
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m

Natural resources fish

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards typhoons (especially May to July)

Environment - current issues NA

Geography - note most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated

NOTE: The information regarding Norfolk Island on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norfolk Island Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norfolk Island Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.