Geography Of Kingman Reef

Location	Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Geographic coordinates	6 24 N, 162 24 W
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1 sq km
Area comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	3 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; moderated by prevailing winds
Terrain	low and nearly level
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 1 m
Natural resources	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
Environment - current issues	none
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public

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