Baker Island

Baker Island is a small coral island, or atoll, in the North Pacific Ocean. It is just above the equator. It belongs to the United States. The United States Department of the Interior is in charge of the island. It is called the Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge.[1]

Baker Island
Baker Island
Map of the central Pacific Ocean showing Baker Island and nearby Howland Island just north of the equator and east of Tarawa.
Geography
Coordinates0°11′41″N 176°28′46″W
Area1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation8 m (26 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
unincorporated

The island has no trees. The island is surrounded by a coral reef. This makes the atoll hard to approach in a boat.

  • Baker Island coastline with red-footed booby
    Baker Island coastline with red-footed booby
  • Fish and wildlife sign
    Fish and wildlife sign
  • Baker Island day beacon
    Baker Island day beacon
  • Settlement remains, radio tower in background
    Settlement remains, radio tower in background
  • Brown noddies with radio towers in background
    Brown noddies with radio towers in background

References
  1. "Baker Island" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2017-07-16 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.

Other websites

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