| | Geographic Coordinates: | 21 14 S, 159 46 W | | Location: | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand | | Area: | total: 236.7 sq km
land: 236.7 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries: | 0 km | | Coastline: | 120 km | | Terrain: | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Te Manga 652 m | | Capital: | name: Avarua
geographic coordinates: 21 12 S, 159 46 W
time difference: UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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