# CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Transportation - note

| Field Listing - Transportation - note

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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

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