Oceania >> Kingman Reef

Kingman Reef is one of the Line Islands, in Micronesia. It is an unincorporated territory of the U.S., located to the northwest of Palmyra Atoll.

Culture and History

Kingman Reef is a barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon. It is closed to the public.

The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 NM around the reef were designated a US National Wildlife Refuge.

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Flights and airtickets to Kingman Reef

The lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938.

By boat

There is no place to land a boat, and no harbor.

Kingman Reef souvenirs and shopping

There is no economic activity on Kingman Reef.

Kingman Reef cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

There are no accommodations of any kind on Kingman Reef.

Stay safe

Wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard

Get out

This page was last edited by Ian Sergeant. Based on work by Todd VerBeek, Wikitravel user(s) CIAWorldFactbook2002 and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. - Content on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license

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