2000 Edition

Area

land

5.2 sq km

total

5.2 sq km

water

0 sq km

Area - comparative

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

Climate

marine, tropical

Coastline

8 km

Elevation extremes

highest point

unnamed location on southwest side 77 m

lowest point

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Environment - current issues

NA

Geographic coordinates

18 25 N, 75 02 W

Geography - note

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

Irrigated land

0 sq km (1998)

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land

0%

forests and woodland

0%

other

90%

permanent crops

0%

permanent pastures

10%

Location

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

12 nm

Natural hazards

NA

Natural resources

guano

Terrain

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

Population

uninhabited

note

transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2000 est.)

Country name

conventional long form

none

conventional short form

Navassa Island

Data code

BQ

Dependency status

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

Flag description

the flag of the US is used

Economy - overview

no economic activity

Ports and harbors

none; offshore anchorage only

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of the US

Disputes - international

claimed by Haiti

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