Midway Islands (2003)

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Airports	2 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
Area	total: 6.2 sq km land: 6.2 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Area - comparative	about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the trans-Pacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for trans-Pacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a national wildlife refuge. From 1996 to 2001 the refuge was open to the public. It is now temporarily closed.
Climate	subtropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline	15 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Dependency status	unincorporated territory of the US; formerly administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993; on 31 October 1996, through a presidential executive order, the jurisdiction and control of the atoll was transferred to 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	The economy is based on providing support services for the national wildlife refuge activities located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 13 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Flag description	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	28 13 N, 177 22 W
Geography - note	a coral atoll managed as a national wildlife refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography, sport fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving; the refuge is temporarily closed for reorganization at present (2003)
Highways	total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Map references	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards	NA
Natural resources	wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Pipelines	7.8 km
Population	no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	Sand Island
Terrain	low, nearly level
Waterways	none

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