Kingman Reef
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Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi east-west and 4.5 nmi north-south, in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between the Hawaii
Southeast part of Kingman Reef, looking north
Scuba diver explores corals at Kingman Reef
A derelict shipwreck at Kingman Reef
Dry strip of land on Kingman Reef with a coconut palm seedling; October 2003
The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation applying to the minor outlying islands and groups of islands that comprise eight United States insular areas and territories in th
Kingman Reef
…Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Department of Interior. The atoll is closed to the public. For statistical purposes, Kingman Reef is grouped as part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. In January 2009, Kingman Reef was designated a marine national monument. The pre-20th century names Danger Rock, Caldew Reef, Maria Shoal, and Crane…
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