Comoros: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 12 10 S, 44 15 E -12.166667,44.25 |
| Area | total: 2,235 sq km land: 2,235 sq km water: 0 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 2235 DBpedia: 2235 Geoname: 2170 Infoplease: 2170 Britannica: 1862 Wolfram: 2235 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 340 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Karthala 2,360 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Mount Karthala 2361 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills |
| Natural Hazards | cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore volcanism: Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud |
| Natural Resource | NEGL |
| Land Use | arable land: 44.06% permanent crops: 31.17% other: 24.77% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) |
| Irrigated Land | 1.3 sq km NA (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 1.2 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Moroni; Mutsamudu; Fomboni; Domoni; Tsembehou [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel |