Jarvis Island
Also known as Bunker Island, UM-86
coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean
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Jarvis Island is a small coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is significant as a wildlife refuge and territorial possession that has ecological and geopolitical importance in the Pacific region.
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Jarvis Island (/ˈdʒɑːrvɪs/; formerly known as Bunker Island or Bunker's Shoal) is an uninhabited 4.5 km (1.7 sq mi) coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Unlike most coral atolls, the lagoon on Jarvis is wholly dry.
Jarvis is one of the Line Islands and, for statistical purposes, is also grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. Jarvis Island is the largest of three U.S. equatorial possessions, which include Baker Island and Howland Island.
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1889 establishments in the British EmpireCoral islandsFormer populated places in OceaniaImportant Bird Areas of the Line IslandsImportant Bird Areas of United States Minor Outlying IslandsIsland restorationJarvis IslandNational Wildlife Refuges in the United States insular areasPacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands ActPacific Islands Heritage Marine National MonumentPacific Ocean atolls of the United States