ne: 3 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Terrain: low and nearly level
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 1 m
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 Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon;
closed to the public
People
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Population: uninhabited
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Kingman Reef
Data code: KQ
Type of government: 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 is uninhabited
Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC
Flag: the flag of the US is used
Economy
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Economic overview: no economic activity
Transportation
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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
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US
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Map
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Location: 1 25 N, 173 00 E -- Oceania, group of islands in the
Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator and the International Date
Line, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Flag
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Description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird
flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with
three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
Geography
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Location: Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean,
straddling the equator and the International Date Line, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Geographic coordinates: 1 25 N, 173 00 E
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total area: 717 sq km
land area: 717 sq km
comparative area: four times the si
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