Geography of Tokelau
| Location: | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates: | 9 00 S, 172 00 W |
| Map references: | Oceania |
| Area: | total: 10 sq km land: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 101 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
| Terrain: | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
| Natural resources: | NEGL |
| Land use: | arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | NA |
| Natural hazards: | lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
| Environment - current issues: | limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand |
| Geography - note: | consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level |