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Palmyra Atoll

Palmyra Atoll

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Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated U.S. territory and, as such, is a constituent part of the United States. It is administered from Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Palmyra Atoll, as well as ► Baker Island, ► Howland Island, ► Jarvis Island, ► Johnston Atoll, ► Kingman Reef, ► Midway Atoll, and ► Wake Island, lies in the Pacific Ocean, south of ► Hawaii. The atoll is 4.6 square miles (12 km2) and is located in the Northern Pacific Ocean at 5°52′N 162°6′W. Geographically, Palmyra is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of ► Kiribati Line Islands), located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, roughly halfway between Hawaii and ► American Samoa. Its 9 miles (14 km) of coastline has one anchorage, known as West Lagoon. It consists of an extensive reef, two shallow lagoons, and a number of sand and reef-rock islets and bars covered with vegetation—mostly coconut trees, scaevola, and tall pisonia trees.


Short name Palmyra Atoll
Official name Palmyra Atoll
Status Incorporated territory of the United States (American since 1900)
Location Pacific Ocean
Capital
Population 4–25 inhabitants
Area 7 km²
Major language(s) English
Major religion(s)
More information Palmyra Atoll, Geography of Palmyra Atoll, History of Palmyra Atoll and Politics of Palmyra Atoll
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Navigational map of Palmyra Atoll

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