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![]() ![]() Howland Island Geography - 1991 https://theodora.com/wfb1991/howland_island/howland_island_geography.html SOURCE: 1991 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 1.6 km2
Comparative area: about 2.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 6.4 km Maritime claims:
Climate: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun Terrain: low-lying, nearly level, sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef; depressed central area Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until late 1800s) Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 5%; other 95% Environment: almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats Note: remote location 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu in the North
Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii
and Australia
NOTE: The information regarding Howland Island on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Howland Island Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Howland Island Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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