Geography Of Jarvis Island

Location	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Geographic coordinates	0 22 S, 160 03 W
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 4.5 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 4.5 sq km
Area comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	8 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Terrain	sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m
Natural resources	guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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