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Jarvis Island

1998 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview (Economy-overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 4.5 sq km land: 4.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline [time series]
8 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 23 m
Environment - current issues (Environment-current issues) [time series]
no natural fresh water resources
International environmental agreements (Environment-international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
0 22 S, 160 03 W
Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]
sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to the Cook Islands
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources [time series]
guano (deposits worked until late 1800s)
Terrain [time series]
sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jarvis Island
Data code [time series]
DQ
Dependency status [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Legal system [time series]
NA
Military
Military - note (Military-note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes-international) [time series]
none JERSEY (British crown dependency)
Transportation
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only; note-there is one boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island
Transportation - note (Transportation-note) [time series]
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast