Johnston Atoll

unincorportated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear

Johnston Atoll as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 27 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
Area2.8 km2
Locationin the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about
1993

Every edition of Johnston Atoll

Populationas each edition published it
1,400 people 1,203 in 1990
Population growth% a year
Not in this edition 0% in 1995

Geography

In the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about | one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands

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Land useshare of 2.8 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
2.8km2
land area: 2.8 km2comparative area: about 4.7 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
10km
land boundaries: 0 kmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitationexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands

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)

Environment

some low-growing vegetation

Note

  • strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
  • 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

no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 1,400 US Government personnel and contractors

Government

Unincorportated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear

6 fields

Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Johnston Atoll

Type

unincorportated 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

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Diplomatic representation in US

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

2 fields

Airports

total:
1
usable:
1
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m:
1 with TACAN and beacon
with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m:
0

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

Defense Forces

2 fields

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US

Affiliation

(also see separate West Bank entry)

Central Intelligence Agency. “Johnston Atoll.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/johnston-atoll/1993.

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