Kingman Reef
Kingman Reef is a coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, owned by the United States.[2]
.jpg.webp) Southeast part of Kingman Reef, looking north | |
  Kingman Reef Location in Oceania  Kingman Reef Kingman Reef (Pacific Ocean) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 6°23′N 162°25′W |
| Area | 0.03[1] km2 (0.012 sq mi) (Land area – not including the lagoon) |
| Length | 17 km (10.6 mi) |
| Width | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
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
Orthographic projection over Kingman Reef.
NASA NLT Landsat 7 true-color photo of Kingman Reef.
References
- Britannica.com. Kingman Reef. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "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
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