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Introduction - Navassa Island:

Country

Navassa Island

Background

This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano. Mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity; the following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge and annual scientific expeditions have continued.

Location - Navassa Island:

Location

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti

Geographic coordinates

18 25 N, 75 02 W

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Area

total: 5.4 sq km
land: 5.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area comparative

about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

8 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate

marine, tropical

Terrain

raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m

Natural resources

guano

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)

Natural hazards

hurricanes

Environment current issues

NA

Geography note

strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus

People - Navassa Island:

Population

uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island

Dependency status

unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island

Government - Navassa Island:

Country name

conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island

Legal system

the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Flag description

the flag of the US is used

Economy - Navassa Island:

Economy overview

Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters.

Communications - Navassa Island:
Transportation - Navassa Island:

Ports and terminals

none; offshore anchorage only

Military - Navassa Island:

Military note

defense is the responsibility of the US

This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007
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