Baker Island

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife

Baker Island as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 22 fields, one of 21 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
Area1.4 km2
Locationin the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of
1993

Every edition of Baker Island

Populationas each edition published it
1,942 people 1,942 in 1992

Geography

In the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of | Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia

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Land useshare of 1.4 km2

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 km2
Area
1.4km2
land area: 1.4 km2comparative area: about 2.3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
4.8km
land boundaries: 0 kmcontiguous zone: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitationexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia

Climate

equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

Terrain

low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

Natural resources

guano (deposits worked until 1891)

Environment

  • treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs;
  • lacks fresh water;
  • primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

People

1 field

Population

  • uninhabited;
  • note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II;
  • occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war;
  • public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators;
  • a cemetery and cemetery ruinsare located near the middle of the west coast

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife

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Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Baker Island

Type

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

3 fields

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only, one boat landing area along the middle of the west coast

Airports

1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m

Note

there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

Central Intelligence Agency. “Baker Island.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/baker-island/1993.

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