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Country
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Coral
Sea Islands Territory
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Dependency status
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Territory
of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional
Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
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Population
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No
indigenous inhabitants
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Affiliation
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Territory
of Australia
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Ports and terminals
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None;
offshore anchorage only
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Location
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Oceania,
islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
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Geographic coordinates
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18
00 S, 152 00 E
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Map references
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Oceania
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Area
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Total:
less
than 3 sq km
Land: less than 3 sq km
Water: 0 sq km
Note: includes numerous
small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km with
the Willis Islets the most important
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Area - comparative
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NA
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Land boundaries
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0
km
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Coastline
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3,095
km
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Maritime claims
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Territorial
sea: 3
nm
Exclusive
fishing zone:
200 nm
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Climate
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Tropical
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Terrain
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Sand
and Coral reefs and islands (or cays)
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Elevation extremes
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Lowest
point: Pacific
Ocean 0 m
Highest
point:
unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
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Natural resources
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NEGL
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Land use
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Arable
land: 0%
Permanent
crops:
0%
Other: 100% (mostly grass
or scrub cover) (2005)
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Irrigated land
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0
sq km
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Natural hazards
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Occasional
tropical cyclones
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Environment - current issues
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No
permanent freshwater resources
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Geography - note
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Important
nesting area for birds and turtles
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Coral Sea Islands
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