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Welcome to Kingman Reef! With less than five feet of elevation in most areas, Kingman Reef remains one of the most pristine coral reef atoll ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean. Located 932 miles southwest of Hawaiʻi, the crystal clear waters and vibrant corals support a spectacular diversity of algae, fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and ...
It is only three feet in elevation and features one of the most pristine coral reef atoll ecosystems in the Pacific. The refuge consists of all emergent areas of Kingman Reef and its surrounding 487,016 acres of submerged lands and waters that extend out 12 nautical miles, including over 25,000 acres of thriving coral reef habitat.
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge is only three feet in elevation and lies 934 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu and consists of all emergent areas of the reef and its surrounding 487,016 acres of submerged lands and waters that extend out 50 nautical miles.
Coordinates: 6°23′N 162°25′W. Kingman Reef ( / ˈkɪŋmən /) is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi (20 km) east-west and 4.5 nmi (8 km) north-south, [2] in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa.
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument map. Map courtesy of the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Information, photos and maps of the Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge area in the Pacific Ocean.
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Description: reef and unincorporated U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean; Categories: insular area and coral reef; Location: United States, North America; View on OpenStreetMap
Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited triangular shaped reef, 9.5 nautical miles (18 km) east-west and 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-south, located in the North Pacific Ocean,...