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Kingman Reef

1991 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Coastline [time series]
3 km Contiguous zone: 12 nm; Continental shelf: 200 m (depth); Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Natural resources [time series]
none
Note [time series]
located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes this a navigational hazard; closed to the public
Terrain [time series]
low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter
Area (Total area) [time series]
1 km2; land area: 1 km2
Government
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
none
Government type (Type) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited