Wake Island Geography 1997

Location Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of theway from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands

Geographic coordinates 19 17 N, 166 36 E

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 19.3 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea : 12 nm

Climate tropical

Terrain atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano; centrallagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 6 m

Natural resources none

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops : 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%

Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993)

Natural hazards occasional typhoons

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing locationfor transpacific flights

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.