Kingman Reef

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,

Kingman Reef as the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 23 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
Area1 sq km
LocationOceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of
1995

Every edition of Kingman Reef

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

Geography

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

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Land useshare of 1 sq km

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 sq km
Area
1sq km
land area: 1 sq kmcomparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
3km
land boundaries: 0 kmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

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

Climate

tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds

Terrain

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

Environment

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

Note

barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,

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Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Kingman Reef

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

Economy

No economic activity

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Overview

no economic activity

Transportation

2 fields

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Airports

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

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US KIRIBATI

Central Intelligence Agency. “Kingman Reef.” The World Factbook 1995. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kingman-reef/1995.

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