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Area > Comparative to US places about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	1 sq km		[18th of 238]
Area > Total	1 sq km		[16th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[13th of 239]
Climate tropical; moderated by prevailing winds
Coastline	3 km		[227th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 1 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	6 23 N, 162 25 W
Geography > Note barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public
Land use > Arable land	0%		[231st of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[14th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[219th of 258]
Location Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[11th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[11th of 191]
Natural hazards wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
Natural resources terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[253rd of 256]
Terrain	low and nearly level

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