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Howland Island

Worth Island

Coral island in the central Pacific Ocean; unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States of America.

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Statements about Howland Island

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Located in Time Zone

UTC−12:00

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Country

United States

Coordinate Location

0.8067°N 176.6164°W

Instance Of

Insular Area of the United States
Island

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Population

0 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
2 (1/31/1942)
Point in Time
: 1/31/1942

Location

Pacific Ocean

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Located in or Next to Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Elevation Above Sea Level

5 metre

Inception

1937
Applies to Part
:
Insular Area of the United States

Official Website

http://www.fws.gov/refuge/howland_is ...

Named After

George B. Worth

Lowest Point

Pacific Ocean

Significant Event

American Equatorial Islands Colonization Project
 (1935 - 1942)
Start Time
: 1935
End Time
: 1942
Evacuation
 (1/31/1942)
Unnamed
:bug: P1876
Point in Time
: 1/31/1942
Number of Participants
: 2
Airstrike
 (12/8/1941)
Point in Time
: 12/8/1941
Number of Deaths
: 2

Area

2.6 square kilometre

Highest Point

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Elevation Above Sea Level
: 3 metre

Located In/On Physical Feature

Phoenix Islands

Native Label

Howland Island

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Different From

Howland
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