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Navassa Island. CIA World Factbook Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica. Strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus. Raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high). Government: Unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse located on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island. Population: Uninhabited Lage: Insel in der Karibik, etwa ein-viertel des Weges von Haiti nach Jamaika. Strategische Lage, 160 km südlich der US Naval Base bei Guantanamo Bay, Kuba. Weitgehend nackter Stein, aber genug Vegetation für Ziegenherden. Dichter Bestand von feigenartigen Bäumen, vereinzelt Kakteen. Die Insel besteht aus einem flachen und leicht welligem Plateau aus Korallen- und Kalkstein. Umgeben von vertikalen weissen Klippen (9 bis 15 m hoch). Regierung: Nichtinkooperiertes Territorium der Vereinigten Staaten. Es wird von Washington D.C. durch den Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior verwaltet. Im September 1996 beendete die Küstenwache ihre Arbeiten auf und ihren Unterhalt von Navassa Island Light, einem 46 Meter hohen Leuchtturm im Süden der Insel. Von privater Seite wurde Anspruch auf die Insel erhoben. Population: Unbewohnt

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