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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.
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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. This includes more than 25,000 acres of thriving coral reef habitat.
Along with six other islands, the reef was administered as part of the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush .
- 0.03 km² (0.012 sq mi), (Land area – not including the lagoon)
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- 17 km (10.6 mi)
- 8 km (5 mi)
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 5-231 Honolulu, HI 96850.
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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. This includes more than 25,000 acres of thriving coral reef habitat.
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. Pacific Reefs NWRC. 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 5-231, Honolulu, HI 96850. 808-792-9560. Latitude: 6.404781°N Longitude: 162.376556°W. US Fish & Wildlife Service: Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. Upper photo is in the Public Domain. Other photos and maps are courtesy of the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
The U.S. Navy administered the reef until 2000, when responsibility was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the following year the reef was declared a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge. In 2009 it was designated part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument .
