KINGMAN REEF

uninhabited reef, less than 1 sq mi (2.6 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands, 1,075 mi (1,730 km) SW of Honolulu. It was discovered by Americans in 1798 and annexed by the United States in 1922. Formerly an airport on the route from Honolulu to Pago Pago, Kingman Reef is now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. navy.

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books on: Kingman Reef  - 26 results

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Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics - Vol. 6
Book by Keith Brown, Anne H. Anderson, Laurie Bauer, Margie Berns, Graeme Hirst, Jim Miller; Elsevier, 2006
Subjects: Language And Languages--Encyclopedias, Linguistics--Encyclopedias
...society. !.ondon: Routledge. Kingman Reef: Language Situation Editorial Team...elevation of approximately I m, Kingman Rccf is situatcd in the North Pacific...territory of the United States, Kingman Reef is administered from Washington...
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World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--Strategic Aspects, Military Geography--Pacific Area, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean, World War, 1939-1945--United States
...the public. PALMYRA ISLAND AND KINGMAN REEF, LINE ISLANDS Palmyra (pronounced...Vostock, and Flint Islands. Kingman Reef, a U.S. possession, is...see Maps 6a and 6b). Palmyra and Kingman Reef are in time zone 1. Palmyra...
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Investigations of the Attack on Pearl Harbor: Index to Government Hearings
Book by Stanley H. Smith; Greenwood Press, 1990
Subjects: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack On, 1941--Indexes
...345, XVI: 2252, XXXIII: 1258 Kingman, Capt. H. F., IV: 1727, XXI...300, 363-365, 427, 560, 561 Kingman, Gen. John J., XV: 1627, XXVII...XXXIX: 150, 162, 204, 216 Kingman Reef, I: 373, IV: 1684, XV: 1431...
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Advance Agents of American Destiny
Book by Roy F. Nichols; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1956
Subjects: Shaler, William--1778?-1833, United States--Commerce, United States--Foreign Relations
...cruise was the conviction that Jarvis, Baker, Howland, Kingman Reef and Samoa were unsuitable for air service stations and...was in part confirmed by a serious plane accident at Kingman Reef in January, 1938, which convinced Pan-Am that new...
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Geography of the Pacific
Book by Otis W. Freeman; John Wiley & Sons, 1951
Subjects: Oceania, Pacific Area
...has formed peat bogs. Some, like Kingman Reef, have only a tiny speck of dry land. Others have long ribbons of reef, along which are dots or ridges of...20 feet, built up of fragments of reef rock, coral, and the skeletons of...
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journal articles on: Kingman Reef  - 3 results

 
 
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Disarming Nature: Converting Military Lands to Wildlife Refuges
Journal article; The Geographical Review, Vol. 101, 2011
Subjects: Ecological restoration--Military aspects, Ecological restoration--Protection and preservation, Forest reserves--Military aspects, Forest reserves--Protection and preservation, Military bases--Military aspects, Military bases--Protection and preservation, United States. Department of Defense--Management, Wildlife conservation--Military aspects, Wildlife conservation--Protection and preservation
...Refuge <br/ Jefferson Big Oaks Indiana 51,000 <br/ Proving National <br/ Groundb Wildlife Refuge <br/ Kingman Reef Kingman Reef Central 426,392 National Pacific Ocean Wildlife Refuge <br/ Longhorn Army Caddo Lake Texas 8,500 <br...
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Creating Positive Cultural Images: Thoughts for Teaching about American Indians
Journal article by Gerry D. Haukoos, Archie B. Beauvais; Childhood Education, Vol. 73, 1996
Subjects: Indigenous peoples--Study and teaching, Native American studies--Study and teaching, Native Americans--Study and teaching
...United Statess territories and possessions - American Samoa, Baker Island, Howland Island, Guam, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Johnston Atoll, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the...
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The Pacific Islands Report: Regional News and Journalism Training Project
Journal article by Al Hulsen; The Contemporary Pacific, Vol. 11, 1999
Subjects: Oceania
...Islands; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Guam; Johnston Atoll; Kure; Midway; Palmyra Island and Kingman Reef; and Wake Island. Long an area of strategic military importance, with Hawaii still the headquarters of the Commander...


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magazine articles on: Kingman Reef  - 5 results

 
 
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The Reel Downfall of Reefs: Controlling Fishing to Save the Coral Reefs
Magazine article by Christopher Pala; E, Vol. 19, July 2008
Subjects: Coral reef conservation--Methods, Overfishing--Control
...OMITTED Across the world coral reefs are dying because of over...the fish which protect the reefs from excessive algae, the...sustainable system: A fifth of the reefs are now completely dead and...tons, and the Great Barrier Reef, which is commercially fished...thoroughly studied of these is Kingman Reef, a U.S. possession...
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How Pan Am Built Its Islands in the Sky
Magazine article by David H. Grover; Sea Classics, Vol. 32, September 1999
...during the survey of Kingman Reef and Christmas Island. This...stationed briefly at Kingman Reef, an outpost on the original...TRADE WIND sent her to Kingman Reef where she served as a radio...surrounded the deep lagoon of Kingman Reef, providing no room for...
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South Sea Intrigue Strange Voyage of the Mysterious Schooner Kinkatou
Magazine article by David H. Grover; Sea Classics, Vol. 35, December 2002
...the expedition. After touching at Kingman Reef and Palmyra Island which were candidates...waves that have been pounding on the reef since midnight. The boat was caught...Pacific, Pan Am ultimately opted for Kingman Reef as the site for its landing...
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The Top Spots
Magazine article by Robin T. Reid; Campaigns & Elections, Vol. 27, May 2006
Subjects: Americans--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Americans--Political aspects, Political parties--Educational aspects, Political parties--United States, Politics--Demographic aspects, Youth culture--Political aspects
...Protectorates: Under U.S. Jurisdiction (14) American Samoa Baker Island Guam Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Islands Navassa Island Northern Mariana Islands Palmyra Atoll Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Wake Island --Source...
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Bonded Warehousing: Saves Money and Increases Efficiency
Magazine article by Mark A. Goldstein; Business Credit, Vol. 94, October 1992
Subjects: Advantages, American Tool Cos Inc, Characteristics, Duty free, International trade, Malden Mills Industries Inc, Regulation, United States, Warehousing
...withdrawn for exportation to a foreign country, or to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, or the Island of Guam, then no customs duties are due. If the merchandise is removed from the...


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newspaper articles on: Kingman Reef  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Bush's Deep Blue Legacy
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), January 7, 2009
Subjects: Ocean bottom, President of the United States
...vast tracts of U.S.-controlled Pacific Ocean islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor as marine monuments has earned...include Johnston Atoll; Howard, Baker and Jarvis Islands; Kingman Reef; Wake Island and Rose Atoll. The Marianas Marine National...
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Growers Anticipate a Sweeter Future
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), December 1, 2009
Subjects: Farmers
...services in 2010. Tom McNeil, of Kingman, South Australia, spoke about...gave an update on the impending reef regulations. Mr Schembri said...off regulations to protect the reef in January next year. Mr Schembri...shout how they have saved the reef - but that will be the day that...
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Toucan Tango
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), August 21, 2004
...and opposite the Welsh Club on Womanby Street. Owners Simon Kingman and Helen Kitchen have run the club since 1996, always maintaining...Carling, pounds 1.50 for a glass of wine, or three bottles of Reef or Becks for pounds 6. Theres also a Toucan happy hour every...


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encyclopedia articles on: Kingman Reef  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Kingman Reef
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KINGMAN REEF uninhabited reef, less than 1 sq mi (2.6 sq km), central Pacific, one of the...1922. Formerly an airport on the route from Honolulu to Pago Pago, Kingman Reef is now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. navy...
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Hawaii , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...origin and are edged with coral reefs. Hawaii is the largest and...surrounding waters and coral reefs are in the vast 84-million...Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve. Palmyra atoll and Kingman Reef , which were within the boundaries...
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Line Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Kiritimati (formerly Washington, Fanning, and Christmas Islands), Malden, Starbuck, Caroline, Vostok, and Flint. Kingman Reef , Palmyra , and Jarvis Island are dependencies of the United States. The islands were uninhabited when discovered by...


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