Kingman Reef




                                  Header


Affiliation:
     (territory of the US)


                                 Geography


Location:
     Oceania, Micronesia, 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 sq km
land area:
     1 sq km
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 depth or to 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 sq km




Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter
     makes this a maritime hazard
international agreements:
     NA
Note:
     barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public


                                  People


Population:
     uninhabited


                                Government


Names:
conventional long form:
     none
conventional short form:
Digraph:
     KQ
Type:
     unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,
     however it is awash the majority of the time, so it is not usable and
     uninhabited.
Capital:
     none; administered from Washington, DC


                                  Economy


Overview:
     no economic activity


                              Communications


Ports:
     none; offshore anchorage only
Airports:
     lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa
     by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the US