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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Nauru - Maps of the WorldNauru is a tiny phosphate rock island located in the South Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands in Oceania. It is only 53 km south of the Equator at coordinates 0°32′S, 166°55′E. Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean — the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia. Its land area is 21 km² and it has a 30 km coastline. Maritime claims are a 200 nautical mile (370 km) exclusive fishing zone, and a 12 nautical mile (22 km) territorial sea. The climate is tropical with a monsoonial rainy season from November to February. A sandy beach rises to the fertile ring around raised coral reefs. The raised phosphate plateau ('Topside') takes up the central portion of the island. The highest point is 200 ft (61 m) above sea level along the plateau rim. Nauru's only natural resources are phosphates, formed from guano deposits by seabirds over many thousands of years. Due to being surrounded by corals and sandy beaches, the island houses no natural harbours, nor any rivers or substantial lakes.
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