{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see WP:SDNONE --> {{More citations needed|date=April 2019}}thumb|Avatele, Niue '''Niue''' is a small, oval island in the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of Tonga. It has an area of 260 square kilometres, and a coastline of 64&nbsp;km. It claims an exclusive economic zone of 200&nbsp;nautical miles, and a territorial sea of 12&nbsp;nautical miles. It is one of world's largest coral islands.

== Climate == Niue's climate is tropical, modified by south-east trade winds. Cyclones pose a natural hazard.

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== Terrain == thumb|right|Talava arches, Niue The terrain consists of steep coastal cliffs made from limestone and a central plateau. Scenic features on the northern coast are the [https://www.alluringworld.com/talava-arches/ Talava Arches]. The three sea arches are [https://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-Niue.htm accessible via a trail]. Further west on the coast the user will encounter Avaiki Cave. thumb|right|Avaiki Cave The coastline also includes numerous coastal caverns including [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donald-Forbes/publication/279448941_Coastal_Geology_and_Hazards_of_Niue/links/5592f13908ae5af2b0eb6549/Coastal-Geology-and-Hazards-of-Niue.pdf#page=52 Ana, Togo, and Vaikona]. The lowest point is at sea level, and the highest is an unnamed point near Mutalau settlement, at 68 m.

== Natural resources == The island's natural resources are fish and arable land. Land use in 1993 was as in the following table:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Land use |- ! Use !! Percentage of area |- ! arable land | 19 |- ! permanent crops | 8 |- ! permanent pastures | 4 |- ! forests and woodland | 19 |- ! other | 50 |- |}

== Environmental issues == A current environmental issue is increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash-and-burn agriculture. Niue is a party to the following international agreements regarding the environment: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification. Niue has signed but not ratified the Law of the Sea agreement.

==Boundaries== Niue has signed a treaty with the United States in which the parties delimited the east–west maritime boundary between Niue and American Samoa. Niue is south of American Samoa.

== Extreme points ==

This is a list of the extreme points of Niue, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

* Northernmost point – unnamed headland north-west of [https://www.ourpacific.co.nz/AdditionalFiles/PDF/Niue/Niue%2BIsland%2BMap%2BSeptember2017.pdf Uluvehi] * Easternmost point – unnamed headland south-east of Liku * Southernmost point – [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donald-Forbes/publication/279448941_Coastal_Geology_and_Hazards_of_Niue/links/5592f13908ae5af2b0eb6549/Coastal-Geology-and-Hazards-of-Niue.pdf#page=16 Limufuafua Point] * Westernmost point - Halagigie Point

== References == {{Reflist}} {{coord|19|02|S|169|52|W|source:enwiki-plaintext-parser|display=title}}{{CIA World Factbook}}

==External links== * [https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/niu_maritime_zones_act_2013.pdf Maritime Zones Act 2013] * [https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/niu_exclusive_economic_zone_outer_limit_notice2013.pdf Exclusive Economic Zone Outer Limit Notice 2013]

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