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62 lines
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KINGMAN REEF
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(territory of the US)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 1 km2; land area: 1 km2
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Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 3 km
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Maritime claims:
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Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
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Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
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Terrain: low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about
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1 meter
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
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Environment: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or
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awash most of the time
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Note: located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North
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Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; maximum
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elevation of about 1 meter makes this a navigational hazard; closed to
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the public
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the
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US Navy
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Airports: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and
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American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the US
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