| Location: |
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates: |
25 04 S, 130 06 W |
| Map references: |
Oceania |
| Area: |
total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
51 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: |
tropical; hot and 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
other: NA |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| 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) |
| Geography - note: |
Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore |
