Geography of Niue#Extreme points

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

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|Jan record high C = 38

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|Jan precipitation mm = 261.6

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|Jun precipitation mm = 88.9

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|Aug precipitation mm = 105.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 102.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 123.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 145.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 196.2

|year precipitation mm = 2018.4

|year precipitation days = 0

|year rain days = 2

|year snow days = 0

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File:Talava arches.jpg

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. File:Avaiki Cave, Niue.jpg 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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• [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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