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Palmyra Atoll Geography 1996


    • Affiliation:
      (territory of the US)

    • Location:
      Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

    • Map references:
      Oceania

    • Area:

        total area:
        11.9 sq km

        land area:
        11.9 sq km

        comparative area:
        about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

    • Land boundaries:
      0 km

    • Coastline:
      14.5 km

    • Maritime claims:

        exclusive economic zone:
        200 nm

        territorial sea:
        12 nm

    • International disputes:
      none

    • Climate:
      equatorial, hot, and very rainy

    • Terrain:
      low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters

    • Natural resources:
      none

    • Land use:

        arable land:
        0%

        permanent crops:
        0%

        meadows and pastures:
        0%

        forest and woodland:
        100%

        other:
        0%

    • Irrigated land:
      0 sq km

    • Environment:

        current issues:
        NA

        natural hazards:
        NA

        international agreements:
        NA

    • Note:
      about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall






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