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Jarvis Island

1993 Edition — territory

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Communications
Note [time series]
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only - one boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island
Defense Forces
Affiliation [time series]
(British crown dependency)
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 4.5 km2 land area: 4.5 km2 comparative area: about 7.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline [time series]
8 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
0 km2
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,090 km south of Honolulu, just south of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
guano (deposits worked until late 1800s)
Terrain [time series]
sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph [time series]
DQ
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jarvis Island
Government type (Type) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited; note - Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators