Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Norfolk Island. 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. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
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Geographic coordinates | 29 02 S, 167 57 E |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | volcanic island with mostly rolling plains |
Natural Resources | fish |
Natural Hazards | tropical cyclones (especially May to July) |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2022) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 32 km |
Climate | subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 36 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Exclusive fishing zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Mount Bates 319 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 25% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 25% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 11.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 63.5% (2018 est.) |
Population concentrated around the capital of Kingston
In Norfolk Island, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have:
Australian 22.8%, English 22.4%, Pitcairn Islander 20%, Scottish 6%, Irish 5.2%
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Pop growth rate | 0.01% (2014 est.) |
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Nationality | Norfolk Islander(s) | Norfolk Islander(s) |
Languages | English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (official, a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.) |
Religions | Protestant 46.8% (Anglican 29.2%, Uniting Church in Australia 9.8%, Presbyterian 2.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.7%, other 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 1.4%, none 26.7%, unspecified 9.5% (2016 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | . |
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