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Islands of Tokelau (New Zealand)
Atafu [1492]
Group: Archipelago: Tokelau Islands
Country: New Zealand - Tokelau Region: Oceania 10
Lat: 8.67º S Long : 172.67º W
Area: 2.2 sq. km Altitude: 4 m
Land < 5 m elevation: 2.2 sq. km Sea level rise risk: 9
Depth to nearest land: 4000 m
Nearest island: 60 km group: 450 km
Nearest continent: Australia Distance: 4000 km Isolation Index: 92
ISLAND TYPE: atoll with 42 islets Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones (1987)
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS: Number of Ecosystems - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 3
Beach scrub, coconuts; windward and leeward atoll reefs and lagoon
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 99% Mangrove: 0%
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: coconuts, subsistence fishing, subsistence agriculture
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 80% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 550 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: poor Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 06/12/88
Fakaofo (Fakaofu) [1494]
Group: Archipelago: Tokelau Islands
Country: New Zealand - Tokelau Region: Oceania 10
Lat: 9.50º S Long : 171.25º W
Area: 2.6 sq. km Altitude: 4 m
Land < 5 m elevation: 2.6 sq. km Sea level rise risk: 9
Depth to nearest land: 4000 m
Nearest island: 60 km group: 450 km
Nearest continent: Australia Distance: 4000 km Isolation Index: 92
ISLAND TYPE: atoll with 61 islets Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones (1987)
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS: Number of Ecosystems - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 3
Beach scrub, coconuts; windward and leeward atoll reefs and lagoon
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 99% Mangrove: 0%
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: coconuts, subsistence fishing, subsistence agriculture
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 80% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 550 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: poor Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 06/12/88
Nukunonu (Nukunono [erroneous spelling]) [1493]
Group: Archipelago: Tokelau Islands
Country: New Zealand - Tokelau Region: Oceania 10
Lat: 9.17º S Long : 171.92º W
Area: 5.4 sq. km Altitude: 4 m
Land < 5 m elevation: 5.4 sq. km Sea level rise risk: 9
Depth to nearest land: 4000 m
Nearest island: 60 km group: 470 km
Nearest continent: Australia Distance: 4000 km Isolation Index: 93
ISLAND TYPE: atoll with 24 islets Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones (1987)
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS: Number of Ecosystems - Terrestrial: 2 Marine: 3
Some atoll forest, beach scrub, coconuts; windward and leeward atoll
reefs and
lagoon
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 99% Mangrove: 0%
SPECIAL FEATURES : Special Features Indicator - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 0
remnant atoll forest on Tokelau and Long Islets
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: coconuts, subsistence fishing, subsistence agriculture
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 80% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 550 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: poor Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 06/12/88
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