Compare Navassa Island (2008) - Navassa Island (2001)

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	Navassa Island (2008)	Navassa Island (2001)

Area	total: 5.4 sq km land: 5.4 sq km water: 0 sq km	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	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. 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 and annual scientific expeditions have continued.	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	marine, tropical
Coastline	8 km	8 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island
Dependency status	unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; 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	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 located on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of the US)	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing	claimed by Haiti
Economy - overview	Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of the US is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	18 25 N, 75 02 W	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 with numerous solution holes but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus	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)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 10% forests and woodland: 0% other: 90%
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards	hurricanes	NA
Natural resources	guano	guano
Population	uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island	uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2001 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)	raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)
Waterways	-	none

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