<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Howland Island<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Polynesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, just north of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 1.6 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 1.6 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> about 2.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats