Wake Island
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| Introduction - Wake Island: |  | Location - Wake Island: |  Location | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands |   |  Geographic coordinates | 19 17 N, 166 39 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 | territorial sea: 12 nm  
			exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |   |  Climate | tropical |   |  Terrain | atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon 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%  
			other: 100% (2005) |   |  Irrigated land | 0 sq km |   |  Natural hazards | occasional typhoons |   |  Environment current issues | NA |   |  Geography note | strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights |   |  
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 This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |