| Arctic Ocean |
sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways |
| Atlantic Ocean |
Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US |
| Baker Island |
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
aids to navigation - lighthouses: Europa Island 18m; Juan de Nova Island (W side) 37m; Tromelin Island (NW point) 11m (all in the Iles Eparses district) |
| Georgia |
large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair |
| Howland Island |
Earhart Light is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast that was partially destroyed during World War II, but has since been rebuilt; named in memory of famed aviatrix Amelia EARHART |
| Jarvis Island |
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast |
| Midway Islands |
airfield serves as an emergency landing site for commercial aircraft crossing the Pacific Ocean |
| Pacific Ocean |
Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state) |
| Saint Barthelemy |
nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) |
| Saint Helena |
there is no air connection to Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha; an international airport for Saint Helena is in development for 2010 |
| Saint Martin |
nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten |
| Southern Ocean |
Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal |
| Wake Island |
there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available |