Location : oceania. island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the south pacific ocean. about one-half of the way from hawaii to australia Geographic Coordinates
: 8 00 s. 178 00 e Map Reference : oceania Area :
total: 26 sq km land: 26 sq km water: 0 sq km Area Comparative: 0.1 times the size of washington. dc
Tuvalu More Facts
Land boundaries :
0 km coastline
: 248 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate:
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (march to november); westerly gales and heavy rain (november to march) Terrain
: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls Elevation extremes : lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m Natural Resources
:fish Land use : arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) Irrigated Lands
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