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To: Paladin2

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 36 E
Map references: Oceania
Area: total: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 6.5 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 - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and Definitions): territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
Climate: tropical
Terrain: atoll of three coral islands 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% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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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Can't find a photograph of what's left over? Do you have a better source than Google Map?


12 posted on 09/04/2006 2:20:56 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

This article may say more than a photo ...

http://newsblaze.com/story/20060903083841tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html

** Airmen sailing ** to Wake Island for damage check

Airmen and Sailors from Andersen will sail 1,500 miles to Wake Island to see how well the U.S. territory survived Super Typhoon Ioke.


13 posted on 09/04/2006 2:30:30 PM PDT by TimesDomain (When a judge declares himself "MASTER", you become his "SLAVE")
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