<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Jarvis Island<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,090 km south of Honolulu, just south of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 4.5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 4.5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> about 7.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> guano (deposits worked until late 1800s)
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 100%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 0 sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> lacks fresh water
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats