Coral Sea Islands: Geography#
Location | Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia |
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Geographic Coordinates | 18 00 S, 152 00 E -18.0,152.0 |
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 |