Palmyra Atoll--Geography

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Palmyra Atoll Geography

Location: in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa

Area: total area: 11.9 km2 land area: 11.9 km2 comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 14.5 km

Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 m (depth) exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy

Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 100% other: 0%

Irrigated land: 0 km2

Environment: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall