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The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.

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Baker Island (U.S.)	Baker Island (Nautical chart) original scale 1:15,000 N.O.A.A. 1978 , revised 1986	Baker Island (U.S.) (Nautical chart) original scale 1:15,000 N.O.A.A. 1978, revised 1986	Baker Island
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