Compare Europa Island (2003) - Baker Island (2003)

Compare Europa Island (2003) z Baker Island (2003)

	Europa Island (2003)	Baker Island (2003)

Airports	1 (2002)	1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 1.4 sq km land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.	The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Climate	tropical	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline	22.2 km	4.8 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	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	claimed by Madagascar	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no natural fresh water resources
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	22 20 S, 40 22 E	0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note	wildlife sanctuary	treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references	Africa	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Natural hazards	NA	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	NEGL	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Terrain	low and flat	low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Transportation - note	-	there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Waterways	none	none

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