@Transportation - note
Arctic Ocean:
sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes;
the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route
(Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways
Atlantic Ocean:
Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two
important waterways; significant domestic commercial and
recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south
Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US
Baker Island:
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Georgia:
transportation network is in poor condition resulting from
ethnic conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network
lacks maintenance and repair
Howland Island:
Earhart Light is a day beacon near the middle of the
west coast that was partially destroyed during World War II, but has
since been rebuilt; named in memory of famed aviatrix Amelia EARHART
Jarvis Island:
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west
coast
Pacific Ocean:
Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast
Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state)
Southern Ocean:
Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through
the Panama Canal
Wake Island:
formerly an important commercial aviation base, now
used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, and for emergency
landings