Coral Sea Islands (2002) | Coral Sea Islands (2001) | |
Area | 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 |
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 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important |
Country name | conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory
conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands |
conventional long form:
Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands |
Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m |
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km (1993) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.) |
arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) |
Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.) |