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Palmyra Atoll

1993 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Ports [time series]
the main harbor is West Lagoon, which is entered by a channel on the southwest side of the atoll; both the channel and harbor will accommodate vessels drawing 4 meters of water; much of the road and many causeways built during the war are unserviceable and overgrown
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 11.9 km2 land area: 11.9 km2 comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline [time series]
14.5 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
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: 100% other: 0%
Location [time series]
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 m (depth) exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph [time series]
LQ
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Government type (Type) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited