Howland Island

Also known as Worth Island

coral island in the central Pacific Ocean; unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States of America

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Howland Island is a small coral island located in the central Pacific Ocean that belongs to the United States as an unincorporated and unorganized territory. Though remote and uninhabited, it has strategic importance as a U.S. possession in the Pacific region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: United States
Country: United States
Located in: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Population: 2
Area: 2.6
Elevation: 5
Time zone: UTC−12:00
Body of water: Pacific Ocean
Location: Pacific Ocean
Official website: www.fws.gov/refuge/howland_island
Image: Howland island nasa.jpg
Width: 0.8
Length: 2.8
Significant event: airstrike

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Commons category: Howland Island
topic's main category: Category:Howland Island
inception: 1937-00-00
lowest point: Pacific Ocean
territory claimed by: United States
located in/on physical feature: Phoenix Islands
native label: Howland Island
different from: Howland

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Encyclopedic overview

Howland Island (/ˈhaʊlənd/) is a coral island and strict nature reserve located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States. Together with Baker Island, it forms part of the Phoenix Islands. For statistical purposes, Howland is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The island has an elongated cucumber-shape on a north–south axis, 1.40 by 0.55 miles (2.25 km × 0.89 km), and covers 1 square mile (640 acres; 2.6 km).

Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the entire island and the surrounding 32,074 acres (129.80 km) of submerged land. The island is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an insular area under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is part of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

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