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CIA -- The World Factbook 2000 -- Transportation - note
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Transportation - note</font></b><br>(Country profile category: Transportation)</td></TR></TABLE>
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<p><b>Arctic Ocean:</b>
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sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways
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<p><b>Atlantic Ocean:</b>
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Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways
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<p><b>Baker Island:</b>
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there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
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<p><b>Georgia:</b>
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transportation network is in poor condition and disrupted by ethnic conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network lacks maintenance and repair
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<p><b>Howland Island:</b>
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Earhart Light is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast that was partially destroyed during World War II, but has since been rebuilt; named in memory of famed aviatrix Amelia EARHART
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<p><b>Jarvis Island:</b>
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there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
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<p><b>Southern Ocean:</b>
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Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal
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<p><b>Wake Island:</b>
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formerly an important commercial aviation base, now occasionally used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, and for emergency landings
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