| Climate Tokelau :
| tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
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| Terrain Tokelau :
| low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
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| Elevation extremes lowest Tokelau :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Tokelau :
| unnamed location 5 m
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| Natural resources Tokelau :
| NEGL
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| Land use arableland Tokelau :
| 0% (soil is thin and infertile)
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| Irrigated land Tokelau :
| NA sq km
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| Natural hazards Tokelau :
| lies in Pacific typhoon belt
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| Environment current issues Tokelau :
| very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
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| Geography note Tokelau :
| consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level
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