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CIA World Factbook
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:05 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:05 am
When they're not busy assassinating, the CIA does a masterful job of publishing and maintaining this resource.
CIA Factbook
Baker Island, for example, one of our Pacific Territories is an
CIA Factbook
Baker Island, for example, one of our Pacific Territories is an
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atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 3,390 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
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managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior.
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Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century.
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is about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
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its highest point is an unnamed location 8 m above sea level
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feral cats, introduced in 1937 during a short-lived colonization effort, ravaged the avian population and were eradicated in 1965
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Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:08 am to reverendotis
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managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior.
Depending on your temperament that would be a dream assignment or pure hell.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:09 am to reverendotis
I follow them on Twitter. They make some interesting post.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:09 am to reverendotis
It’s like their Book of Shadows.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:12 am to reverendotis
quote:No shite?
Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 12:33 am to JPinLondon
Hell of a job.
2nd half of the 19th century means 1850-1900 so possibly sailed there. 3,000+ km SW of Hawaii from the mainland USA by wind propulsion is a LONG ride.
Get to the jobsite, an uninhabited island the size of four city blocks and basically on the equator.
Second half of the 19th century and the remoteness of the island also implies 100% manual labor so toil away in the equatorial sun shoveling and toting bird shite until the ship's hold is full.
Get back on board your ship, now fully laden with bird crap for an even LONGER ride back.
Folks bitch about their awful commute on the way to a desk job at an air conditioned office, sipping $6 a cup coffee.
2nd half of the 19th century means 1850-1900 so possibly sailed there. 3,000+ km SW of Hawaii from the mainland USA by wind propulsion is a LONG ride.
Get to the jobsite, an uninhabited island the size of four city blocks and basically on the equator.
Second half of the 19th century and the remoteness of the island also implies 100% manual labor so toil away in the equatorial sun shoveling and toting bird shite until the ship's hold is full.
Get back on board your ship, now fully laden with bird crap for an even LONGER ride back.
Folks bitch about their awful commute on the way to a desk job at an air conditioned office, sipping $6 a cup coffee.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 4:58 am to JPinLondon
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No shite?
not after the feral cats got there
Posted on 11/27/19 at 8:17 am to reverendotis
Baker Island also has a lot of typhus carrying mites. An island in the same area, Howland Island, was Amelia Earhart's destination.
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