News88 Blog Of The Day 05/07/2005: About The US Territory Of The NAVASSA ISLAND

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Please refer back to the blog of the day for 03/05/2005. Saturday, March 05, 2005 for your information, for more information.

Yesterdays blog: About The US Territory Of The KINGMAN REEF.
Todays blog: About The US Territory Of The NAVASSA ISLAND.
Tomorrows blog: About The US Territory Of The PALMYRA ATOLL.

Navassa Island is located in the Caribbean Sea, 99.4 mi (160 km) south of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, between Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. The island has a total area of 2.01 sq mi (5.2 sq km). It was claimed for the U.S. under the Guano Act in 1857. The Navassa Phosphate Company mined the island until 1900, enlisting hundreds of freed American slaves to dig out several tons of guano. Working conditions were so brutal that the laborers finally revolted in 1889, killing their supervisors. The island is also claimed by Haiti. Source: Time Almanac 2005.

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