Baker Island

uninhabited Pacific atoll administered by the United States of America
AdministrativeArea insular_area_of_the_united_states Q46879
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Baker Island is an administrative area of the United States . Located in the central Pacific Ocean, it falls under U.S. jurisdiction as an unincorporated territory.

The island was established in 1935 . It remains uninhabited and is managed as part of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

Baker Island

Summary

Baker Island is an insular area of the United States[1]. It draws 475 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baker Island is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands[3].
  • Baker Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Baker Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5].
  • Baker Island's image is recorded as Baker Island Coastline.jpg[6].
  • Baker Island's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States[7].
  • Baker Island's instance of is recorded as coral reef[8].
  • Michael Baker is named after Baker Island[9].
  • Baker Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315136701[10].
  • Baker Island's locator map image is recorded as LocationBakerIsland.png[11].
  • Baker Island's location is recorded as Pacific Ocean[12].
  • Baker Island's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as UM-81[13].
  • Baker Island's part of is recorded as United States[14].
  • Baker Island's Commons category is recorded as Baker Island[15].
  • Baker Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9510156[16].
  • Baker Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−12:00[17].
  • +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baker Island[18].
  • Baker Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1802704[19].
  • Baker Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0.194722, 'lon': -176.479444}[20].
  • Baker Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0161w[21].
  • Baker Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Phoenix Islands[22].
  • Baker Island's significant event is recorded as first sighting[23].
  • Baker Island's significant event is recorded as sighting[24].
  • Baker Island's significant event is recorded as visit[25].
  • Baker Island's official website is recorded as https://www.fws.gov/media/baker-island[26].
  • Baker Island's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 74050[27].

Body

Geography

Baker Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5]. Its part of is recorded as United States[14].

Physical Characteristics

Baker Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.1'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+0'}[30] and {'amount': '+4'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include insular area of the United States[7] and coral reef[8].

History and Context

+1935-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baker Island[18]. Michael Baker is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Baker Island draws 475 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #5 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}
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