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Baker Island

New Nantucket

Uninhabited Pacific atoll administered by the United States of America.

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Statements about Baker Island

Located in Time Zone

UTC−12:00

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Country

United States
British Empire
(1897 - 1936)
Start Time
: 1897
End Time
: 1936

Coordinate Location

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0.1947°N 176.4794°W

Instance Of

Insular Area of the United States
Coral Reef

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Atlas of Baker Island

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Population

0 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
4 (1941)
Point in Time
: 1941

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

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Elevation Above Sea Level

5 metre

Inception

1935

Area

2.1 square kilometre

Highest Point

bc_0_b2326_f2f2e0cba5b90f7c8517536b477ac8170fed
Elevation Above Sea Level
: 8 metre

Lowest Point

Pacific Ocean

Named After

Michael Baker

Significant Event

First Sighting
(1818)
Point in Time
: 1818
Sighting
(August 1825)
Point in Time
: August 1825
Visit
(1834)
Participant
:
Michael Baker
Point in Time
: 1834
Guano Mining
(1859 - 1878)
Operator
:
American Guano Company
Start Time
: 1859
End Time
: 1878
American Equatorial Islands Colonization Project
(4/3/1935 - 1942)
Start Time
: 4/3/1935
End Time
: 1942
Guano Mining
(1886 - 1891)
Operator
:
John T. Arundel & Co
Start Time
: 1886
End Time
: 1891

Located In/On Physical Feature

Phoenix Islands

Native Label

Baker Island

Location

Pacific Ocean

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Aerial View

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Detail Map

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Official Website

https://www.fws.gov/media/baker-island
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