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Background: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862 and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.


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Location: Oceania atoll in the North Pacific Ocean about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa

Geographic coordinates: 5 52 N 162 06 W

Map reference: Oceania

Area
Total: 11.9 km²
Land: 11.9 km²
Water: 0 km²
Comparative: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 14.5 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: equatorial hot and very rainy

Terrain: very low

Elevation
Extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Extremes highest point: unnamed location 2 m

Natural resources: terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2001)

Irrigated land: 0 km² (1998 est.)

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Natural hazards: NA

Geography
Note: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation coconut trees and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall


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Population: no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2004 est.)

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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll

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Legal system: the laws of the US where applicable apply

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Flag description: the flag of the US is used

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Economy overview: no economic activity

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Airports: 1 (2003 est.)
With unpaved runways total: 1
With unpaved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 1 (2004 est.)

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Disputes international: none

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