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[[Image:East Timor map mhn.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads.]] |
[[Image:East Timor map mhn.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads.]] |
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This article describes the '''[[geography]] of [[East Timor]]'''. |
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; Location: |
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: [[Southeast Asia]] (or [[Oceania]] depending on definitions),{{efn|name=Asia and Oceania}} northwest of [[Australia]] in the [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] at the eastern end of the [[Islands of Indonesia|Indonesian archipelago]]; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of [[Timor]], the [[Ocussi-Ambeno]] region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of [[Atauro]] and [[Jaco Island|Jaco]] |
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; [[Geographic coordinates]]: |
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: {{coord|8|50|S|125|55|E|type:country}} |
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; Map references: |
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: [[Southeast Asia]], [[Wallacea]] |
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; [[Area]]: |
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:* Total: [[1 E10 m²|14,874]] km² |
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:* Land: 14,874 km² |
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:* Water: 0 km² |
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; Land boundaries: |
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:* Total: {{convert|2538|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} |
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:* Border countries: [[Indonesia]] ({{convert|253|km|mi|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}) |
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; Coastline: |
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: {{convert|706|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} |
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; Maritime claims: |
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:* Territorial sea: 12 [[Nautical mile|nmi]] |
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:* Contiguous zone: 24 nmo |
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:* Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nmi |
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== [[Climate]] == |
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: [[Tropical]]; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons |
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; Terrain: |
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: [[Mountain]]ous |
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; Elevation extremes: |
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:* Lowest point: [[Timor Sea]], [[Savu Sea]], and [[Banda Sea]] 0 m |
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:* Highest point: [[Tatamailau]] ({{convert|2963|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}) |
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; [[Natural resource]]s: |
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: [[Gold]], [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], [[manganese]], [[marble]] |
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; Land use: |
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:* Arable land: 10.1% |
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:* Permanent crops: 4.9% |
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:* Permanent pasture: 10.1% |
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:* Forest: 49.1% |
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:* Other: 25.8% (2011) |
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; Irrigated land: |
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: {{convert|346.5|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} (2003) |
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; Natural hazards: |
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: [[Flood]]s and [[landslide]]s are common; [[earthquake]]s; [[tsunami]]s; tropical cyclones |
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; [[natural environment|Environment]] - current issues: |
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: Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to [[deforestation]] and soil [[erosion]] |
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; Environment - international agreements: |
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: [[Biodiversity]], [[Climate Change]], Climate Change-[[Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]] |
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; Geography - note: |
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: 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timur' [[Malay language|Malay]] word for "[[east|Orient]]"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. |
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: East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.{{fact|date=June 2016}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 05:24, 9 March 2018
This article describes the geography of East Timor.
- Location
- Southeast Asia (or Oceania depending on definitions),[a] northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco
- Geographic coordinates
- 8°50′S 125°55′E / 8.833°S 125.917°E
- Map references
- Southeast Asia, Wallacea
- Area
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- Total: 14,874 km²
- Land: 14,874 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Land boundaries
-
- Total: 2,538 km (1,577 mi)
- Border countries: Indonesia (253 km or 157 mi)
- Coastline
- 706 km (439 mi)
- Maritime claims
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nmi
- Contiguous zone: 24 nmo
- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nmi
- Tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
- Terrain
- Mountainous
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
- Highest point: Tatamailau (2,963 m or 9,721 ft)
- Natural resources
- Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
- Land use
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- Arable land: 10.1%
- Permanent crops: 4.9%
- Permanent pasture: 10.1%
- Forest: 49.1%
- Other: 25.8% (2011)
- Irrigated land
- 346.5 km2 (134 sq mi) (2003)
- Natural hazards
- Floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones
- Environment - current issues
- Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion
- Environment - international agreements
- Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification
- Geography - note
- 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timur' Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
- East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.[citation needed]
References
- Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2012.
