Geography Of Johnston Atoll

Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 169 31 W
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 2.8 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 2.8 sq km
Area comparative	about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	34 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	mostly flat
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Summit Peak 5 m
Natural resources	guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; a former US nuclear weapons test site; site of now-closed Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); most facilities dismantled and cleanup complete in 2004; some low-growing vegetation

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

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