Jarvis Island (2008)

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Area	total: 4.5 sq km land: 4.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	First discovered by the British in 1821, the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858, but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889, but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. Abandoned after World War II, the island is currently a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the US Department of the Interior.
Climate	tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline	8 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jarvis Island
Dependency status	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
Disputes - international	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources
Flag description	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	0 22 S, 160 01 W
Geography - note	sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Irrigated land	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Map references	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
Natural resources	guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	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 from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Terrain	sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Transportation - note	there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

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