賈維斯島
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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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 4.75
- Elevation
- 7
- Image
- Jarvis Island Guano Tramway.jpg
- Width
- 1.7
- Length
- 2.9
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- native label
- Jarvis Island
- time of discovery or invention
- 1821-01-21
- Commons category
- Jarvis Island
- inception
- 1935-00-00
- nickname
- Bunker Island
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Article · 中文
賈維斯島（英語：Jarvis Island）是美國在南太平洋的領地之一，位於南緯零度二十二分，西經一百六十度零三分，總面積4.5平方公里，海岸線八公里長，珊瑚礁環繞，最高處海拔七米，陽光強烈，常無人居。被英國人在1821年首次發現，但是在鳥糞石開採殆盡後於1879年停止一切作業。英國政府在1889年曾經對其宣示主權，但沒有進一步動作。美國於1935年佔領並宣示主權，但是第二次世界大戰之後無暇顧及開發，島嶼變成野生動植物保留區。西海岸設立有一個燈塔。该岛没有天然淡水。
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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