Kingman Reef
Kingman Reef /ˈkɪŋmən/ is a lairgely submerged, uninhabitit triangular shaped reef, 9.5 nautical mile (18 km) east-wast an 5 nautical mile (9 km) north-sooth,[1] locatit in the North Paceefic Ocean, roughly hauf way atween the Hawaiian Islands an American Samoa at 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W.[2][3]
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 Sootheast pairt o Kingman Reef, leukin north
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| Kintra | Unitit States |
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| Region | Northren Line Islands (Fanning's Group) |
| Coordinates | 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°WCoordinates: 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W |
| Lenth | 18 km (11 mi), East-West |
| Width | 9 km (6 mi), North-South |
| Height | 1.5 m (5 ft) |
| Depth | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Area | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| - land | 0.012 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - water | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Population | 0 |
| Material | Coral, limestane |
| Awner | United States (Claimed under the Guano Islands Act in 1856) |
| Discovered by | Edmund Fanning |
| - date | 1789 |
 Cairt o Kingman Reef
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References
eedit- ↑ "Jane's Oceania profile of Kingman Reef". Archived frae the original on 11 Mey 2012. Retrieved 30 Julie 2015.
- ↑ United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges - CIA World Factbook Archived 2017-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Last updated April 7, 2010.
- ↑ Coordinates are near the dry laund spits.