| Climate Bassas da India :
| tropical
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| Terrain Bassas da India :
| volcanic rock
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| Elevation extremes lowest Bassas da India :
| Indian Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Bassas da India :
| unnamed location 2.4 m
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| Natural resources Bassas da India :
| none
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| Land use arableland Bassas da India :
| 0%
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| Irrigated land Bassas da India :
| 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Bassas da India :
| maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
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| Environment current issues Bassas da India :
| NA
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| Geography note Bassas da India :
| the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
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