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  1. Howland Island. Howland Island ( / ˈhaʊlənd /) is an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

  2. Oct 14, 2019 · The canton of the U.S.A. flag covered all of the remaining stripes over and under the three visible stripes. The three stripes symbolize the equator and since there are the three islands (but he never did mention that to me, I guess they symbolize the three islands). The blue is the Pacific Ocean.

  3. Howland Island, coral atoll, unincorporated territory of the United States. It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 1,650 miles (2,650 km) southwest of Honolulu. The atoll rises to 20 feet (6 metres), is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mile (0.8 km) wide, and has a land area of less than.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Apr 15, 2019 · Howland Island is a US territory in the central Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. It has a banana-shaped coral island with no freshwater or vegetation, and a flag with a blue background and a white star.

    • Geoffrey Migiro
  5. Dec 18, 2023 · Unofficial Flag of Howland, Baker, and Jarvis Islands.svg. English: Unofficial flag design for the Howland, Baker, and Jarvis Islands. The three stripes symbolize the equator, the blue is the Pacific Ocean, and the stars represent the three islands.

  6. Dec 3, 2011 · Learn about the flag of Howland Island, a remote American territory in the Pacific Ocean. The flag features the number 99, the Earhart beacon, a rainbow and the colors of the Ninety-Nines, a flight organization for women.

    • Maddish
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  8. Aug 31, 2020 · Howland Island Flag and Description. DESCRIPTION The island is an American territory, and therefore uses the flag of the United States. all Country Flags here!

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