eabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats

People
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Population: uninhabited; note - Millersville settlement on western
side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935
until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during
the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958;
public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted
to scientists and educators

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jarvis Island

Data code: DQ

Type of government: 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

Flag: the flag of the US is used

Economy
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Economic overview: no economic activity

Transportation
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one boat
landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the
southwest corner of the island

Transportation note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the
west coast

Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

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@Jersey
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(British crown dependency)

Map
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Location: 49 15 N, 2 10 W -- Western Europe, island in the English
Channel, northwest of France

Flag
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Description: white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick
(patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag

Geography
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Location: Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest
of France

Geographic coordinates: 49 15 N, 2 10 W

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 117 sq km
land area: 117 sq km
comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 70 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Terrain: gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north
coast
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m

Natural resources: agricultural land

Land use:
a