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CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(2 fields)
Airports
lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(13 fields)
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Coastline
3 km
Comparative area
about 1.7 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes
none
Environment
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time
Land area
1 km2
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: 12 nm Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
none
Note
located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes this a navigational hazard; closed to the public
Terrain
low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter
Total area
1 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(3 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Long-form name
none
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited