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#CARD:Kingman Reef:Geography
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Kingman Reef Click Here for Country List
Header
Affiliation:
(territory of the US)
#IMAGE 44 61 TWPCX \maps\KINGMAN_.PCX
Geography Click Here for MAP
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
#CARD:Kingman Reef:People
People
Population:
uninhabited
#CARD:Kingman Reef:Government
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
#CARD:Kingman Reef:Economy
Economy
Overview:
no economic activity
#CARD:Kingman Reef:Communications
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
#CARD:Kingman Reef:Defense Forces
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
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