Kingman Reef (pronounced /ˈkɪŋmən/) is a largely submerged uninhabited tropical atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at 6°24′N 162°24′W / 6.4°N 162.4°W / 6.4; -162.4. It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) NNW of the next closest island (Palmyra Atoll), and about 920 nautical miles (1,700 km) south of Honolulu.
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Kingman Reef (pronounced /ˈkɪŋmən/) is a largely submerged uninhabited tropical atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at 6°24′N 162°24′W / 6.4°N 162.4°W / 6.4; -162.4. It is the northernmost of the Northern Line Islands and lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) NNW of the next closest island (Palmyra Atoll), and about 920 nautical miles (1,700 km) south of Honolulu.
The reef partly encloses a lagoon up to 73 meters deep, with the greater depths in the western part. At times, its shoreline might reach three kilometers in circumference; the total area within the outer rim of the reef is 76 km². There is just one small strip of dry land on the eastern rim, with an area of less than 0.01 km². The highest point on the reef is about one meter above sea level and wetted or awash most of the time, making Kingman Reef a maritime hazard. It has no natural resources, is uninhabited, and supports no economic activity.
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