Statistical information Jarvis Island 1993
Jarvis Island in the World
Jarvis Island - Introduction 1993
top of pageBackground: First discovered by the British in 1821 the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. Abandoned after World War II the island is currently a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Jarvis Island - Geography 1993
top of pageLocation: in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,090 km south of Honolulu, just south of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Geographic coordinates
Map reference: Oceania
Area
Total: 4.5 km²
Land: 4.5 km²
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 8 km
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Maritime claims
Climate: tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Terrain: sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Elevation
Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until late 1800s)
Land use
Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 km² lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats
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Jarvis Island - People 1993
top of pagePopulation:
uninhabited; note - Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical
Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators
Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators
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Jarvis Island - Government 1993
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Jarvis Island
Government type:
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System
Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC
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Jarvis Island - Economy 1993
top of pageEconomy overview: no economic activity
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Jarvis Island - Energy 1993
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Jarvis Island - Communication 1993
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Jarvis Island - Military 1993
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Jarvis Island - Transportation 1993
top of pageNational air transport system
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Jarvis Island - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international: none
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