Kingman Reef

Kingman Reef

Southeast part of Kingman Reef, looking north
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Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	6°23′N 162°25′W
Area	0.03[1] km^2 (0.012 sq mi) (Land area – not including the lagoon)
Length	17 km (10.6 mi)
Width	8 km (5 mi)
Administration
United States

Kingman Reef is a coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, owned by the United States.^[2]

It is the farthest north of the Northern Line Islands. It is only sometimes above water.

Palmyra Atoll is the other U.S. territory in the Northern Line Islands.

Gallery

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  Orthographic projection over Kingman Reef.
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  NASA NLT Landsat 7 true-color photo of Kingman Reef.

References

1. Britannica.com. Kingman Reef. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
2. "Kingman Reef" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2017-07-16 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.

Other websites

Media related to Kingman Reef at Wikimedia Commons

• K5K Amateur Radio Expedition to Kingman Reef
• Kennedy Warne: "An Uneasy Eden" Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine — National Geographic Magazine, July 2008