Wake Island Environment - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Environment - current issues

potable water obtained through a catchment rainwater system and a desalinization plant for brackish ground water; hazardous wastes moved to an accumulation site for storage and eventual transport off site via barge

Climate

tropical

Land use

agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 100% (2018 est.)

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