Why Is Navassa Uninhabited
Transient Haitian Fishermen and Others Camp on Navassa Island, but It Is Otherwise Uninhabited. It Has No Ports or Harbors, Only Offshore Anchorages, and Its...
Transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on Navassa Island, but it is otherwise uninhabited. It has no ports or harbors, only offshore anchorages, and its only natural resource is guano. Economic activity consists of subsistence fishing and commercial trawling activities.
Navassa Island is a small, uninhabited island located between Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba. Originally acquired for its guano resources, today, Navassa is of no apparent use to the United States.
Entry into Navassa Island is heavily restricted, and requires a special-use permit to visit, often from the U.S. Military or the US Fish and Wildlife Services. This even applies to U.S. and American Samoan citizens.
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