Asia-Pacific: Pacific Island Countries and Territories and Exclusive Economic Zones
OCHA in the Pacific JAPAN The Pacific is one of the most JPN disaster-prone regions in the world. JPN Small, vulnerable island states are USA isolated by vast expanses of ocean. They experience frequent and intense Hawaii (US) disasters with disproportionately high Northern Mariana Wake economic, social and environmental Islands (US) Island (US) consequences. UMI MNP Johnston Atoll (US) In 1999, OCHA established a Regional UMI Office for the Pacific to mobilize and Guam (US) coordinate effective and principled MHL humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors PHL MARSHALL ISLANDS PLW FEDERATED OCHA Regional Office for the Pacific STATES OF Level 5, Kadavu House PHILIPPINES MICRONESIA Palmyra Atoll(US) 414 Victoria Parade PALAU FSM c/o UNDP Private Mail Bag UMI Suva, Fiji Islands.
Howland Tel: +679 331 6760 Island and Fax: +679 330 9762 Baker E-mail: [email protected] IND NRU KIRIBATI Island(US) Jarvis NAURU UMI Island(US) KIR KIR UMI
Phoenix Line Group(KIR) Group(KIR) Exclusive Economic Zones INDONESIA PAPUA NEW Under the United Nations Convention on GUINEA TUV KIR the Law of the sea, an exclusive PNG TUVALU TKL economic zone (EEZ) is a seazone over SOLOMON Tokelau (NZ) which a state has special rights over the ISLANDS exploration and use of marine resources. It stretches from the seaward edge of the SLB ASM COK state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical Wallis and Futuna (US)SAMOA miles from its coast. WLF WSMAmerican Samoa (US) VANUATU FIJI Regional Office VUT NCL COOK Exclusive Economic Zone Suva TON Niue ISLANDS FRENCH (NZ) POLYNESIA Depth (m) FJI New NIU PYF Above 5,000 Caledonia(Fra) TONGA 5,000 AUSTRALIA Pitcairn (UK) 4,000 PCN 3,000 2,000 1,000 Norfolk AUS Island (Aus) 500 NFK 100
NZL NEW ZEALAND 0 1,000
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The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: Jun 2015 Map Doc Name: OCHA_ROAP_Pacific_2015 Sources: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, VLIZ Maritime Boundaries Database Feedback: [email protected]