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 Navassa Island
Area total: 5.2 sq km


land: 5.2 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano, and mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity; the following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge.
Climate marine, tropical
Coastline 8 km
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Navassa Island
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island
Disputes - international claimed by Haiti
Economy - overview no economic activity
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m
Environment - current issues NA
Flag description the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates 18 25 N, 75 02 W
Geography - note strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus
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 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
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 guano
Population uninhabited


note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)
Waterways none
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