NationMaster - Wake Island Geography statistics

Area > Comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	230 sq km	[230th of 236]
Area > Total	242 sq km	[242nd of 248]
Area > Water	213 sq km	[213rd of 237]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	201 km	[201st of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 6 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography > Note strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
Land use > Arable land	235 %	[235th of 241]
Land use > Other	3 %	[3rd of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops	235 %	[235th of 241]
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	119 nm	[119th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	95 nm	[95th of 190]
Natural hazards	occasional typhoons
Natural resources	none
Terrain atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres). ; Total land area in square kilometres ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Lowest point relative to sea level ; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice ; The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc. ; The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. ; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the LOS Convention (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal State has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natura ; territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; Potential natural disasters. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; A brief description of the topography

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