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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.
- 0.03 km² (0.012 sq mi), (Land area – not including the lagoon)
- Oceania
- 17 km (10.6 mi)
- 8 km (5 mi)
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,...
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.
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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
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 ...
Geography. Kingman Reef lies 382 nautical miles north of the equator. It is about 33 miles northwest of Palmyra Island and 925 miles south by west of Honolulu. It is a triangular, atoll-like reef and shoal about 9 ½ miles east and west by 5 miles north and south, of which all but the eastern end is now submerged.
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
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