Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand, one of the most remote sites of human habitation on Earth. Geographic coordinates: 25 04 S, 130 06 W Map references: Oceania Area: total: 47 kmē land: 47 kmē water: 0 kmē Area - comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 51 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm Climate: tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) Terrain: rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m Natural resources: miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore Land use: arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: NA% Irrigated land: NA kmē Natural hazards: typhoons (especially November to March) Environment - current issues: deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) See also : Pitcairn Islands This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.