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Arctic Ocean | sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways
Atlantic Ocean | Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US
Baker Island | there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Georgia | transportation network is in poor condition resulting from ethnic conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network lacks maintenance and repair
Howland Island | 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
Jarvis Island | there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Midway Islands | airfield serves as an emergency landing site for commercial aircraft crossing the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean | Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state)
Saint Helena | there is no air connection to Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha; an international airport for Saint Helena is in development for 2010
Southern Ocean | Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal
Wake Island | there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available
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