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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 migratory birds.
Kingman Reef. / 6.383°N 162.417°W / 6.383; -162.417. 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.
The Pacific Remote Islands Monument area consists of approximately 495,189 square miles (1,282,534 square kilometers) in the central Pacific Ocean. It encompasses seven islands and atolls: Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Island; Johnston, Wake, and Palmyra Atoll; and Kingman Reef.
Gray reef sharks KINGMAN REEF THREATS • Localized upwelling around the island attracts illegal foreign commercial fishermen • Potential trespass by a handful of US fishing vessel, which cannot be monitored • Potential shipwrecks, groundings, and oil spills from commercial fishing vessels in ref-uge waters
Home. Expeditions. Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas. Background. Conservation and Research Initiatives at Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef. By Heidi Hirsh, Natural Resources Management Specialist - NOAA Fisheries Service, Marine National Monuments Program.
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Jun 24, 2019 · As Nautilus travels into the central Pacific Ocean for the first time, the first expedition in this region from June 23 to July 13, 2019 will target seamounts, hills, and ridges deep waters deeper than 150m around within the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the vicinity of Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, and Jarvis Island.
