Navassa Island

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Navassa Island is an uninhabited, disputed U.S.-administered Caribbean island known for its wildlife refuge status and historical guano mining.

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Navassa Island canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
disputed territory
insular area of the United States
island
unincorporated U.S. territory
accessRestrictions generally closed to the public
administeredBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
administrativeStatus unorganized, unincorporated U.S. territory
area about 2.1 square miles
about 5.4 square kilometers
claimedBy Haiti
surface form: Republic of Haiti

United States of America
climate tropical
country United States of America
distanceToHaiti about 35 miles west of Haiti
about 55 kilometers west of Haiti
distanceToJamaica about 100 miles northeast of Jamaica
about 160 kilometers northeast of Jamaica
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
guanoMiningPeakPeriod 19th century
hasCoastline approximately 5.5 miles
approximately 8.9 kilometers
hasHistoricalEvent Navassa Island Rebellion of 1889
hasHistoricalUse guano mining
hasLighthouse Navassa Island Light
hasUse wildlife refuge
highestPoint about 217 feet above sea level
about 66 meters above sea level
ISO3166Code UM-76
landingConditions difficult due to surrounding reefs and cliffs
legalCaseRelated Jones v. United States
lighthouseConstructed early 20th century
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
West Indies
nearestCountry Haiti
notableFauna endemic reptiles
seabird colonies
partOf Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region

U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
surface form: United States Minor Outlying Islands
population 0
protectedAreaDesignation Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge
sovereigntyClaimBasis Guano Islands Act
status uninhabited
terrain raised limestone plateau
steep rocky cliffs
timeZone UTC−05:00
usedFor scientific research
wildlife conservation
vegetation sparse shrubs and grasses

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