Geography of Niue

Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga.

Geographic coordinates: 19 02 S, 169 52 W

Area: total: 260 sq km; land: 260 sq km; water: 0 sq km

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 64 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: tropical; modified by southeast trade winds

Terrain: steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m

Natural resources: fish, arable land

Land use: arable land: 11.54%; permanent crops: 15.38%; other: 73.08% (2005)

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: typhoons

Environment - current issues: increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture

Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

Geography - note: one of world's largest coral islands.