Wake Island Environment - 2021


SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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