Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll as the 2003 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 31 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.
Geography
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
17 fieldsLand useshare of 11.9 sq km
Geography - note
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
People
1 fieldGovernment
4 fieldsDependency status
- incorporated territory of the US;
- privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior;
- the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 NM territorial sea or within the lagoon
Economy
No economic activity
1 fieldTransportation
5 fieldsAirports by runway lengthunpaved only
Highways
most of the roads and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown (2001)
Military
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Palmyra Atoll.” The World Factbook 2003. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/palmyra-atoll/2003.