Jarvis Island

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	locale	United States
	claimed	Guano Islands Act
	island Type	Coral
	discovered	1821
	claimed By	March 1857
	discovered By	Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis aboard British ship ''Eliza Frances''
	area	45 square kilometers
	population	Uninhabited Settled from 1935-1942 before being evacuated
	transportation	Offshore anchorage only two boat landings
	major Settlements	Millersville
	island Group	Line Islands
	uses	Mined for guano between 1858-1879 now a wildlife preserve
	location	Pacific Ocean
	FIPS	dq
	TLD	um

	CATEGORIES ABOUT JARVIS ISLAND

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	line islands

	insular areas of the united states

	national wildlife refuges of the united states

	uninhabited islands

	islands claimed under the guano islands act

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