*Kingman Reef, Header
Affiliation: (territory of the US)
*Kingman Reef, Geography
Location:
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about
halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total area:
1 km2
land area:
1 km2
comparative area:
about 1.7 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
3 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
24 nm
continental shelf:
200 m or depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Terrain: low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter
Natural resources:
none
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
0 km2
Environment:
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time
Note:
maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes this a navigational hazard; closed
to the public
*Kingman Reef, People
Population: uninhabited
*Kingman Reef, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Kingman Reef
Digraph:
KQ
Type:
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy
Capital:
none; administered from Washington, DC
*Kingman Reef, Economy
Overview: no economic activity