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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Jarvis Island, formerly referred to as Volunteer Island, Brook Island, Jervis Island, or Bunker Island, is a coral island in the South Pacific Ocean located about midway between the Cooks Island and Hawaii and is administered by the United States. It forms a part of the Line Islands volcanic chain, of which most of the islands belong to Kiribati. The coral island is uninhabited and administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a National Wildlife Refuge. Jarvis Island covers about 4.5 square kilometers, making it the largest of the three US equatorial islands, which include Howland and Baker Islands. The US claimed the Jarvis Island in 1857 through the Guano Islands Act. Location Jarvis Island is one of the Equatorial (Line) Islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is located approximately 40 kilometers south of the Equator, about midway between Cooks Island and Hawaii, approximately 2,430 kilometers to the southwest of Honolulu, and about 1,850 kilometers southeast of the Baker and Howland Islands. It borders the Christmas Islands to the southwest and Rawaki Islands to the east. Geography Jarvis Island covers an area of approximately 4.5 square kilometers, making it the 6th largest island in the Line Island volcanic chain and the largest of the US equatorial islands. It is about 3.26 kilometers long and 2.2 kilometers wide and has a coastline of about 8.54 kilometers. Jarvis comprises a relatively flat sandy terrain, mostly 4-6 meters high, with the highest point being 7 meters. The island’s highest point is 380.6 kilometers away from the nearest higher point (Kiritimati’s Joe’s Hill), making it the world’s 36th most isolated summit. The central basin is a dried lagoon, while the fringing reef is narrower. The island does not have a harbor or port, but ships can land on the western
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