Navassa Island

Territory of the U.S.

Navassa Island 

Geography                 Economy                 Defense Forces
 

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GEOGRAPHY

Location

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

Area

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

8 km

Maritime Claims

International Disputes

Claimed by Haiti

Climate

Marine, tropical

Terrain

Raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high)
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m

Natural Resources

Land Use

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

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

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited; note - transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island

GOVERNMENT

Names

Digraph

BQ

Type

Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the U.S. Coast Guard

Capital

None; administered from Washington, DC

Flag

The flag of the US is used

usa-flag

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of the U.S.

History
World Atlas

Last modified: 25 september 1997