Kingman Reef

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,

Kingman Reef as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 35 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
LocationOceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km
Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km | south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American | Samoa

25 fields
Coastline
3km
land boundaries: 0 km

Location

Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa

total area

1 sq km

land area

1 sq km

comparative area

about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

contiguous zone

24 nm

continental shelf

200-m depth or to depth of exploitation

exclusive 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

arable land

0%

permanent crops

0%

meadows and pastures

0%

forest and woodland

0%

other

100%

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,

5 fields

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 uninhabited.

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

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

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Kingman Reef.” The World Factbook 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kingman-reef/1994.