Jarvis Island (Jarvis Island) YesAmericaIn one of the territories in the South Pacific, it has a total area of 4.5 square kilometers, a coastline of eight kilometers long, surrounded by coral reefs, and the highest point is seven meters above sea level. It is sunny and often uninhabited. quiltU.KIt was first discovered in 1821, but all operations ceased in 1879 after struvite mining was exhausted. The British government declared sovereignty over it in 1889, but took no further action. The United States occupied and declared sovereignty in 1935, but after World War II there was no time to take care of development, and the island became a wildlife reserve. There is a lighthouse on the west coast. The island has no natural fresh water.