The World Factbook (1990)/Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll (territory of the US)
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See regional map X
Geography
Total area: 11.9 km²; land area: 11.9 km²
Comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 14.5 km
Maritime claims:
- Contiguous zone: 12 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 m
- Extended economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
Natural resources: none
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 100% forest and woodland; 0% other
Environment: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Note: located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
People
Population: uninhabited
Government
Long-form name: none
Type: unincorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Economy
Overview: no economic activity
Communications
Ports: none; offshore anchorage in West
Lagoon
Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
Defense Forces
Note: defense is the responsibility of the
US