| JOHNSTON ATOLL GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative to US places
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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2.63 sq km |
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[14th of 238]
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Area > Total
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2.63 sq km |
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[12th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[7th of 239]
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Climate
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation |
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Coastline
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34 km |
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[205th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Summit Peak 5 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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16 45 N, 169 31 W |
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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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Irrigated land
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0 sq km |
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[191st of 196]
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[256th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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100% |
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[39th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[254th of 258]
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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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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[2nd of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[2nd of 191]
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Natural resources
guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[239th of 256]
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Terrain
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mostly flat |
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