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    Jarvis Island Geography - 2002
    https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/jarvis_island/jarvis_island_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands

      Geographic coordinates 0 22 S, 160 03 W

      Map references Oceania

      Area
      total: 4.5 sq km
      water: 0 sq km
      land: 4.5 sq km

      Area - comparative about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

      Land boundaries 0 km

      Coastline 8 km

      Maritime claims
      exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
      territorial sea: 12 NM

      Climate tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

      Terrain sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

      Elevation extremes
      lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
      highest point: unnamed location 7 m

      Natural resources guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

      Land use
      arable land: 0%
      permanent crops: 0%
      other: 100% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard

      Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources

      Geography - note sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

      NOTE: The information regarding Jarvis Island on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jarvis Island Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jarvis Island Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.

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