CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: Wake IslandGeography Location: Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km west of Honolulu, about two-thirds of the way between Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands Area: • total area: 6.5 sq km • land area: 6.5 sq km • comparative area: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 19.3 km Maritime claims: • contiguous zone: 24 nm • continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation • exclusive economic zone: 200 nm • territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claimed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands Climate: tropical Terrain: atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim; average elevation less than 4 meters Natural resources: none Land use: • arable land: 0% • permanent crops: 0% • meadows and pastures: 0% • forest and woodland: 0% • other: 100% Irrigated land: 0 sq km Environment: • current issues: NA • natural hazards: subject to occasional typhoons • international agreements: NA Note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights