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Kingman Reef facts
| Kingman Reef | |
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 Southeast part of Kingman Reef, looking north
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | Northern Line Islands (Fanning's Group) |
| Coordinates | |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi), East-West |
| Width | 9 km (6 mi), North-South |
| Height | 1.5 m (5 ft) |
| Depth | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Area | 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| - land | 0.012 km² (0 sq mi) |
| - water | 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Population | 0 |
| Material | Coral, limestone |
| Owner | United States (Claimed under the Guano Islands Act in 1856) |
| Discovered by | Edmund Fanning |
| - date | 1789 |
.jpg) Map of Kingman Reef
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Kingman Reef is a coral reef in the North Pacific Ocean, owned by the United States.
It is the farthest north of the Northern Line Islands. It is only sometimes above water.
Palmyra Atoll is the other U.S. territory in the Northern Line Islands.
Gallery
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Orthographic projection over Kingman Reef.
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NASA NLT Landsat 7 true-color photo of Kingman Reef.
Images
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NASA Landsat 8 true-color photo of Kingman Reef