Johnston Atoll
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Johnston Atoll as the 1991 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 22 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.
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Geography
10 fieldsCoastline
- 10 km Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
- Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Land use
- arable land 0%;
- permanent crops 0%;
- meadows and pastures 0%;
- forest and woodland 0%;
- other 100%
Note
- strategic location 1,328 km west-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands;
- Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands;
- North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging;
- closed to the public;
- former nuclear weapons test site;
- site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS)
People
1 fieldGovernment
4 fieldsType
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Economy
Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island.
2 fieldsOverview
Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Communications
4 fieldsTelecommunications
excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), commercial satellite television system (receive only), and UHF/VHF air-ground radio, marine VHF/FM Channel 16
Defense Forces
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Johnston Atoll.” The World Factbook 1991. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/johnston-atoll/1991.