Geography Jarvis Island
Location:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between
Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Geographic coordinates:
0 22 S, 160 03 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total: 4.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 4.5 sq km
Area - comparative:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
8 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:
tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun