Location:
Oceania, large volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Australia and New Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
33 30 S, 136 30 E
Area:
total: 4720 sq km
land: 4720 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
2400 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
Terrain:
low coral atolls around north part of the island; volcanic, hilly areas in south, rainforest in the east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Tasman Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt Olympus 1052 m
Natural resources:
Tinkleberry
Natural gas
Copra
Palm sugar
Flax pine
Land use:
arable land: 36%
permanent crops: 29%
other: 35%
Irrigated land:
32%
Natural hazards:
cyclones (November to March)
tsunami
volcanic eruption
Environment - current issues:
deforestation of inland jungles and rainforest
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
Geography - note:
the northern Zeusland region is sparsely populated surrounded by coral atolls; the southern Zeusland, where most of the population lives, consist of elevated, fertile, volcanic plains,
Oceania, large volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Australia and New Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
33 30 S, 136 30 E
Area:
total: 4720 sq km
land: 4720 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
2400 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
Terrain:
low coral atolls around north part of the island; volcanic, hilly areas in south, rainforest in the east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Tasman Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt Olympus 1052 m
Natural resources:
Tinkleberry
Natural gas
Copra
Palm sugar
Flax pine
Land use:
arable land: 36%
permanent crops: 29%
other: 35%
Irrigated land:
32%
Natural hazards:
cyclones (November to March)
tsunami
volcanic eruption
Environment - current issues:
deforestation of inland jungles and rainforest
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
Geography - note:
the northern Zeusland region is sparsely populated surrounded by coral atolls; the southern Zeusland, where most of the population lives, consist of elevated, fertile, volcanic plains,