!!!Coral Sea Islands: Geography ||Location|Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia ||Geographic Coordinates|18 00 S, 152 00 E[{GoogleMap location='-18.0,152.0' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|3,095 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) ||Natural Hazards|occasional tropical cyclones ||Natural Resource|NEGL ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2011) ||Climate|tropical ||Irrigated Land|0 sq km (2011) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|no permanent freshwater resources ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|important nesting area for birds and turtles