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@Kingman Reef
Introduction Kingman Reef
Background:
The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a
way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights
during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef,
which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse
marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out
to 12 NM around the reef were designated a US National Wildlife
Refuge.
Geography Kingman Reef
Location:
Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between
Hawaii and American Samoa
Geographic coordinates:
6 24 N, 162 24 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 1 sq km