Jarvis Island
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Map of Jarvis Island
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| Official name: |
Jarvis Island
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| Area: |
total: 4.5 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 4.5 sq km
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| Location: |
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
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| Geographic coordinates: |
0 22 S, 160 03 W
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| Comparative Area: |
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
8 km
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| Terrain: |
sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m
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