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Baker Island

1993 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m
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 along the middle of the west coast
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 1.4 km2 land area: 1.4 km2 comparative area: about 2.3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline [time series]
4.8 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
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 North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 12 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 1891)
Terrain [time series]
low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph [time series]
FQ
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker 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 - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and cemetery ruinsare located near the middle of the west coast