Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) - Baker Island (2008)

Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) z Baker Island (2008)

	Palmyra Atoll (2008)	Baker Island (2008)

Airports	1 (2007)	one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	-
Area	total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 1.4 sq km land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.	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	equatorial, hot, and very rainy	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline	14.5 km	4.8 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island
Dependency status	incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon	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	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 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 the US is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	5 52 N, 162 04 W	0 13 N, 176 28 W
Geography - note	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall	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
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references	Oceania	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	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	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 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
Terrain	very low	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

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