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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.
- 0.03 km² (0.012 sq mi), (Land area – not including the lagoon)
- Oceania
- 17 km (10.6 mi)
- 8 km (5 mi)
Sep 25, 2020 · Kingman Reef is a 1 km² tropical coral reef located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between Hawaii and American Samoa. It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and is an unincorporated territory of the United States , administered from Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the ...
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Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi east-west and 4.5 nmi north-south, in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa.
Kingman Reef, coral reef, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Northern Line Islands, west-central Pacific Ocean. The reef is located about 920 miles (1,480 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is a barren atoll with a deep lagoon (5 by 9.5 miles [8 by 15 km] and has a land area of 0.01.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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.
