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Johnston AtollGeography
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Location: |
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
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Geographic coordinates: |
16 45 N, 169 31 W
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Map references: |
Oceania
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Area: |
total: 2.8 sq km
land: 2.8 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: |
0 km
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Coastline: |
34 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Climate: |
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain: |
mostly flat
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Summit Peak 5 m
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Natural resources: |
guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
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Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
NA
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Environment - current issues: |
no natural fresh water resources
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Geography - note: |
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; a former US nuclear weapons test site; site of now-closed Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); most facilities dismantled and cleanup complete in 2004; some low-growing vegetation |
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