0.03[1] km2 (0.012 sq mi) (Land area – not including the lagoon)
Length
17 km (10.6 mi)
Width
8 km (5 mi)
Administration
United States
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.[3][4] It has an area of 3 hectares (0.03 km2; 7.4 acres) and is a unincorporated territory of the United States[5] in Oceania.[5] The reef is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as the Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. It was claimed by the US in 1859, and later used briefly as stopover for commercial Pacific flying boat routes in the 1930s going to New Zealand; however, the route was changed with a different stopover. It was administered by the Navy from 1934 to 2000, and thereafter the Fish and Wildlife service. It has since become a marine protected area. In the 19th century it was noted as maritime hazard, earning the name Hazard Rocks, and is known to have been hit once in 1876. In the 21st century it has been noted for its marine biodiversity and remote nature. There are hundreds of species of fish and coral on and around the reef.
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KingmanReef (/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)...
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the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is KingmanReef, with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres). The following...
encompassing 5,325 square miles (13,790 km2); the smallest territory, KingmanReef, encompasses only 0.005 square miles (0.013 km2). Geography portal North...
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as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of KingmanReef and north of Kiribati). It is located almost due south of the Hawaiian...
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the Danish Virgin Islands to the United States. The U.S. Navy annexed KingmanReef in 1922. Spain had sold the Northern Mariana Islands to Germany in 1899...
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State of Hawaii would not include Palmyra Island, the Midway Islands, KingmanReef, and Johnston Atoll, which includes Johnston (or Kalama) Island and Sand...
Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, KingmanReef, or Johnston Island and any place outside thereof. (B) Commerce between...
unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States. Palmyra Atoll and KingmanReef 352,300 136,000 Both territories are National Wildlife Refuges in the...
Force and a Special Use Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. KingmanReef – 0% of the population. There are no human inhabitants on the island...
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