Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Geographic coordinates:
28 12 N, 177 22 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total: 6.2 sq km
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land:
6.2 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Area - comparative:
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
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Coastline:
15 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Climate:
subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Terrain:
low, nearly level
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
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highest point:
unnamed location 13 m
Natural resources:
wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Land use:
arable land: 0%
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permanent crops:
0%
other:
100% (2011)
Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2011)
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Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
a coral atoll managed as a national wildlife refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography, sport fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving; in 2000 the lands and waters of the Midway National Wildlife Refuge were also designated as the Battle of Midway National Monument; Henderson Airfield on Sand Island continues to serve as an emergency landing field for military and civilian aircraft transiting the Pacific Ocean (2012)