Baker Island
uninhabited Pacific atoll administered by the United States of America
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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.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States Minor Outlying Islands[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Instance of: coral reef[6]
- Named after: Michael Baker[7]
- Location: Pacific Ocean[8]
- Part of: United States[9]
- Commons category: Baker Island[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC−12:00[11]
- Inception: 1935[12]
- Located in/on physical feature: Phoenix Islands[13]
- Significant event: first sighting[14], sighting[15], visit[16]
- Official website: https://www.fws.gov/media/baker-island[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baker Island[18]
- Has facility: Baker Island Day Beacon[19]
- Commons gallery: Atlas of Baker Island[20]
- Population: 0[21], 4[22]
- Territory claimed by: United States[23]
- Lowest point: Pacific Ocean[24]
- Native label: Baker Island[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 m[26]
- Area: 2.1 km²[27]
- Width: 1 km[28]
- Located in protected area: Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge[29]
- Territory overlaps: Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge[30]
Why It Matters
Baker Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]