Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) - Coral Sea Islands (2008)

Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) z Coral Sea Islands (2008)

	Palmyra Atoll (2008)	Coral Sea Islands (2008)

Airports	1 (2007)	-
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: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
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.	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Climate	equatorial, hot, and very rainy	tropical
Coastline	14.5 km	3,095 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
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	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
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 on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no permanent fresh water resources
Executive branch	-	administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Flag description	the flag of the US is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	5 52 N, 162 04 W	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall	important nesting area for birds and turtles
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% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Oceania	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Natural hazards	NA	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	NEGL
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Terrain	very low	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)

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