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Background: The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There is no flora on the reef which is frequently awash but it does support an abundant and diverse marine fauna. In 1995 the waters surrounding the reef were designated a National Wildlife Refuge.


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Location: Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Geographic coordinates

Map reference: Oceania

Area
Total area total: 1 km²
Land: 1 km²
Comparative: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 3 km

Maritime claims
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds

Terrain: low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter

Elevation

Natural resources: none

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 km²

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Geography
Note: defense is the responsibility of the US


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Population: uninhabited

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Current issues: NA
Current issues natural hazards: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes this a maritime hazard
Current issues international agreements: NA

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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Kingman Reef

Government 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 is uninhabited

Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

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Economy overview: no economic activity

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Airports: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938

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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs