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Australia-Oceania :: Palmyra Atoll
(territory of the US)
page last updated on April 18, 2013
(CONTAINS DESCRIPTION)
Location of Palmyra Atoll
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Introduction ::Palmyra Atoll
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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.
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Geography ::Palmyra Atoll
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Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
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5 52 N, 162 04 W
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Oceania
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total: 11.9 sq km
land: 11.9 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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0 km
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14.5 km
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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equatorial, hot, and very rainy
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very low
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2 m
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terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2011)
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about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
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People and Society ::Palmyra Atoll
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no indigenous inhabitants
note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2008 est.)
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Government ::Palmyra Atoll
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
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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; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon
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the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
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the flag of the US is used
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Transportation ::Palmyra Atoll
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West Lagoon
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Military ::Palmyra Atoll
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Transnational Issues ::Palmyra Atoll
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none
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