Kingman Reef
Kingman Reef /ˈkɪŋmən/ is a lairgely submerged, uninhabitit triangular shaped reef, 9.5 nautical mile (18 km) east-wast an 5 nautical mile (9 km) north-sooth, locatit in the North Paceefic Ocean, roughly hauf way atween the Hawaiian Islands an American Samoa at 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W / 6.383; -162.417.
| Kingman Reef | |
| Reef | |
 Sootheast pairt o Kingman Reef, leukin north | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
|---|---|
| Region | Northren Line Islands (Fanning's Group) |
| Coordinates | 6°23′N 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W 162°25′W / 6.383°N 162.417°W |
| Lenth | 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, limestane |
| Awner | United States (Claimed under the Guano Islands Act in 1856) |
| Discovered by | Edmund Fanning |
| - date | 1789 |
.jpg) Cairt o Kingman Reef | |
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