word | | Transportation - note |
| aids | 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) |
| air | 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 |
| air | 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 |
| airport | Saint Barthelemy | nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) |
| airport | 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 |
| airport | Saint Martin | nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten |
| Alaska | Pacific Ocean | Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state) |
| alternative | Southern Ocean | Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal |
| America | 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 |
| Antilles | Saint Barthelemy | nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) |
| Atlantic | 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 |
| available | 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 |
| Canal | 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 |
| Canal | Southern Ocean | Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal |
| central | 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 |
| civilian | 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 |
| coast | 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 |
| commercial | 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 |
| commercial | 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 |
| condition | Georgia | large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair |
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