Kingman Reef

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy

Kingman Reef as the 1990 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 21 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Area1 km2
1990

Every edition of Kingman Reef

Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

14 fields

Land useshare of 1 km2

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all
Total area
1km2
land area: 1 km2Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
3km
land boundaries: noneTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Climate

tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds

Terrain

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

Environment

barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time

Note

  • 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

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy

2 fields

Type

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

2 fields

Airports

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

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US

Central Intelligence Agency. “Kingman Reef.” The World Factbook 1990. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kingman-reef/1990.

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