Kingman Reef
Kingman Reef is a coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, owned by the United States.[1]
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Kingman Reef | |
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 Southeast part of Kingman Reef, looking north
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | Northern Line Islands (Fanning's Group) |
| Coordinates | 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi), East-West |
| Width | 9 km (6 mi), North-South |
| Height | 1.5 m (5 ft) |
| Depth | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Area | 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| - land | 0.012 km² (0 sq mi) |
| - water | 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Material | Coral, limestone |
| Owner | United States (Claimed under the Guano Islands Act in 1856) |
| Discovered by | Edmund Fanning |
.jpg) Map of Kingman Reef
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It is the farthest north of the Northern Line Islands. It is only sometimes above water.
Palmyra Atoll is the other U.S. territory in the Northern Line Islands.
Gallery
Orthographic projection over Kingman Reef.
References
- ↑ "Kingman Reef" at CIA World Factbook; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.
Other websites
- K5K Amateur Radio Expedition to Kingman Reef
- Kennedy Warne: "An Uneasy Eden" — National Geographic Magazine, July 2008
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