Palmyra Atoll
Introduction Palmyra Atoll
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Background: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the
atoll in 1862, and the US included
it among the Hawaiian Islands when
it annexed the archipelago in 1898.
The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did
not include Palmyra Atoll, which is
now privately owned by the Nature
Conservancy. This organization is
managing the atoll as a nature
preserve. The lagoons and
surrounding waters within the 12
nautical mile US territorial seas
were transferred to the US Fish and
Wildlife Service and were designated
a National Wildlife Refuge in
January 2001.
Geography Palmyra Atoll
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Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific
Ocean, about half way between Hawaii
and American Samoa
Geographic coordinates: 5 52 N, 162 06 W
Map references: Oceania
Area: total: 11.9 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 11.9 sq km
Area - comparative: about 20 times the size of The Mall
in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 14.5 km
Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Terrain: very low
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Natural resources: terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Land use: arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (forests and woodlands)
(1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: about 50 islets covered with dense
vegetation, coconut trees, and
balsa-like trees up to 30 meters
tall
People Palmyra Atoll
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Population: no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20
Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish
and Wildlife staff (July 2002 est.)
Population growth rate: NA
Government Palmyra Atoll
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Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Palmyra
Atoll
Dependency status: incorporated territory of the US;
privately owned, but administered
from Washington, DC, by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US
Department of the Interior
Legal system: the laws of the US, where
applicable, apply
Flag description: the flag of the US is used
Economy Palmyra Atoll
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Economy - overview: no economic activity
Transportation Palmyra Atoll
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Highways: much of the road and many causeways
built during World War II are
unserviceable and overgrown (2001)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: West Lagoon
Airports: 1 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
Military Palmyra Atoll
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Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
US
Transnational Issues Palmyra Atoll
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Disputes - international: none
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