Compare Tromelin Island (2006) - Palmyra Atoll (2006)

Compare Tromelin Island (2006) z Palmyra Atoll (2006)

	Tromelin Island (2006)	Palmyra Atoll (2006)

Airports	1 (2006)	1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.	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.
Climate	tropical	equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline	3.7 km	14.5 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands	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
Disputes - international	claimed by Mauritius	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	15 52 S, 54 25 E	5 52 N, 162 04 W
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land	0 sq km	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references	Africa	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	fish	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2006 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2006 est.)
Terrain	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	very low

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