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
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