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Area > Comparative to US places
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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1.6 sq km |
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[15th of 238]
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Area > Total
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1.6 sq km |
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[13th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[12th of 239]
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Climate
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun |
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Coastline
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6.4 km |
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[223rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 3 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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0 48 N, 176 38 W |
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Geography > Note
almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife |
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[225th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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100% |
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[8th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[209th of 258]
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Location
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[9th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[9th of 191]
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Natural hazards
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard |
Natural resources
guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[248th of 256]
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Terrain
low-lying, nearly level, sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef; depressed central area |
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