10 Facts About Jarvis Island

Jarvis Island is the largest of three U S equatorial possessions, which include Baker Island and Howland Island.

The center of Jarvis island is a dried lagoon where deep guano deposits accumulated, which were mined for about 20 years during the nineteenth century.

Jarvis Island is one of two United States territories that are in the southern hemisphere .

Jarvis Island is located in the Samoa Time Zone, the same time zone as American Samoa, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, and Palmyra Atoll.

Jarvis Island once held some of the largest seabird breeding colonies in the tropical ocean, but guano mining and the introduction of rodents have ruined much of the island's native wildlife.

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Jarvis Island is unlikely to have hosted permanent human occupation prior to its use for guano mining.

American Guano Company, which was incorporated in 1857, established claims in respect of Baker Island and Jarvis Island which was recognized under the U S Guano Islands Act of 1856.

Jarvis Island's wooden grave marker was a carved plank which could be seen in the island's tiny four-grave cemetery for decades.

Jarvis Island was visited by scientists during the International Geophysical Year from July 1957 until November 1958.

Public entry to anyone, including U S citizens, on Jarvis Island requires a special-use permit and is generally restricted to scientists and educators.