The World Factbook. 2008.
Transportationnote
Country | Transportation—note |
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 |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | aids to navigation – lighthouses: Europa Island 18m; Juan de Nova Island (W side) 37m; Tromelin Island (NW point) 11m (all in the Iles Eparses district) |
Georgia | large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair |
Pacific Ocean | Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state) |
Saint Barthelemy | nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) |
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 |
Saint Martin | nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten |
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 |