Island as seen from space

Starsuck Island, also known as Volunteer Island, is an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Southern Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. Image File history File links Pic37828. ... Image File history File links Pic37828. ... The Line Islands are a group of mostly atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. ...

Located at 5°37′S 155°56′W, and measuring 8.9 km east-to-west and 3.5 km north-to-south, Starbuck Island was first sighted in 1823 by Valentine Starbuck, master of a British whaling ship. Claimed by the United States under the 1856 Guano Act, but controlled by the British after 1866, Starbuck Island was mined for phosphate between 1870 and 1893. Because of its low profile (at its highest point, the island rises to about 5 meters) there are dangerous surrounding reefs, a number of ships had been wrecked at Starbuck Island in the late 1800s. 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling refers to the practice, history and industries associated with the hunting and killing of whales. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Guano Islands Act was federal legislation passed by the U.S. Congress on August 18, 1856 enabling citizens of the U.S. to take possession of islands containing guano deposits. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ...

Starbuck Island has been designated a protected area by the United Nations and is home to a colony of Sooty Terns. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Binomial name Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766 The Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. ...

The island has also been known under the names of Low, Starve, Hero, Barren and Coral Queen.

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Starbuck Island is also the name of an island in the Hudson River between Troy, NY and Watervliet, NY. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Troy is a city in New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. ... Watervliet is a city located in Albany County, New York. ...