Geography Of Wake Island

Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Geographic coordinates	19 17 N, 166 36 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 6.5 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 6.5 sq km
Area comparative	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	19.3 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical
Terrain	atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 6 m
Natural resources	none
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights

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