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CATEGORIES
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US KIRIBATI
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 fields)
Area
total area: 1 sq km land area: 1 sq km comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Coastline
3 km
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
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
none
Note
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public
Terrain
low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter
◆ GOVERNMENT(4 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph
KQ
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
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSPORTATION(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