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Navassa Island (; (フランス語:La Navasse), (ハイチ語:Lanavaz)) is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. It is administered as unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States, which administers it through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Haiti has claimed sovereignty over Navassa since 1801 and claims the island in its constitution.〔(An America Territory in Haiti ), Posted September 29, 2011, CNN iReport〕〔(Government of Haiti: Geography of Haiti (with French to English translation) )〕 ==Geography, topography and ecology== Navassa Island is about in area. It is located west of Haiti's southwest peninsula, south of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and about one-quarter of the way from Haiti to Jamaica in the Jamaica Channel. Navassa reaches an elevation of at Dunning Hill south of the lighthouse, Navassa Island Light. This location is from the southwestern coast or east of Lulu Bay. The island's latitude and longitude are . The terrain of Navassa Island consists mostly of exposed coral and limestone, the island being ringed by vertical white cliffs high, but with enough grassland to support goat herds. The island is covered in a forest of just four tree species: short-leaf fig (''Ficus populnea'' var. ''brevifolia''), pigeon plum (''Coccoloba diversifolia''), mastic (''Sideroxylon foetidissimum''), and poisonwood (''Metopium brownei''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Navassa Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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