Johnston Atoll

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear

Johnston Atoll as the 1992 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 25 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Area2.8 km2
1992

Every edition of Johnston Atoll

Populationas each edition published it
1,375 people December 1991 · 1,203 in 1990
Population growth% a year
Not in this edition 0% in 1995

Geography

13 fields
Total area
2.8km2
Comparative area: about 4.7 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
10km
land boundaries: noneContiguous zone: 12 nmContinental shelf: 200 m (depth)Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Land area

2.8 km2

Climate

tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain

mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters

Natural resources

guano (deposits worked until about 1890)

Land use

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • meadows and pastures 0%;
  • forest and woodland 0%;
  • other 100%

Environment

some low-growing vegetation

Note

  • strategic location 717 nautical miles 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 field
Population
1,375
(December 1991); all US government personnel and contractors

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear

4 fields

Long-form name

none (territory of the US)

Type

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

Diplomatic representation

none (territory of the US)

Flag

the flag of the US is used

Economy

Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel | and contractors located on the island.

2 fields

Overview

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.

Electricity

supplied by the management and operations contractor

Communications

4 fields

Ports

Johnston Island

Airports

1 with permanent-surface runways 2,743 m

Telecommunications

excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), commercial satellite television system, and UHF/VHF air-ground radio, marine VHF/FM Channel 16

Note

US Coast Guard operates a LORAN transmitting station (estimated closing date for LORAN is December 1992)

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US

Central Intelligence Agency. “Johnston Atoll.” The World Factbook 1992. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/johnston-atoll/1992.

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