Kingman Reef (territory of the US)
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See regional map X
Geography
Total area: 1 km²; land area: 1 km²
Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 3 km
Maritime claims:
- Contiguous zone: 12 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 m
- Extended economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Terrain: low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1 meter
Natural resources: none
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
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
Population: uninhabited
Government
Long-form name: none
Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy
Economy
Overview: no economic activity
Communications
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
Note: defense is the responsibility of the
US