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Background: This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano. Mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the US Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a 'unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity.' The following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge and annual scientific expeditions have continued.


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Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti

Geographic coordinates: 18 25 N, 75 02 W

Map reference: Central America and the Caribbean

Area
Total: 5.4 km²
Land: 5.4 km²
Water: 0 km²
Rank: 249
Comparative: about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 8 km

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

Climate: marine, tropical

Terrain: raised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)

Elevation
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Highest point: 200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 m

Natural resources: guano (mining discontinued in 1898)

Land use
Agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.)
Forest: 0% (2011 est.)
Other: 100% (2011 est.)

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Natural hazards: hurricanes

Geography
Note: strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus


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Population
Note: uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island

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Current issues: some coral bleaching

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Note: NA

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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Navassa Island
Etymology: the flat island was named Navaza by some of Christopher COLUMBUS sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term nava meaning flat land, plain, or field

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Legal system: the laws of the US apply where applicable

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From the us: none (territory of the US)

Flag description: the flag of the US is used

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Economy overview: Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters.

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Ports and terminals: none; offshore anchorage only


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Disputes international: claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing

Refugees and internally displaced persons

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