| Geography | Pitcairn Islands |
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Location:
 | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 25 04 S, 130 06 W |
Map references:
 | Oceania |
Area:
 | total: 47 sq km land: 47 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
 | 0 km |
Coastline:
 | 51 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
 | tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) |
Terrain:
 | rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m |
Natural resources:
 | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
Land use:
 | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA |
Irrigated land:
 | NA |
Total renewable water resources:
 | void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | void |
Natural hazards:
 | typhoons (especially November to March) |
Environment - current issues:
 | deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) |
Environment - international agreements:
 | void |
Geography - note:
 | Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore |
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