Norfolk Island - Geography

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

Geographical data of Norfolk Island
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
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 Distribution

Population concentrated around the capital of Kingston

People and Society

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%

(2011 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.01% (2014 est.)
Birth rate
Death rate
Health expenditure
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density
Total fertility rate
Gross reproduction rate
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Est married women (ages 15-49)
Literacy
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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) .
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Norfolk Island

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Norfolk Island is found in Australia and New Zealand