Kingman Reef

Summary

Kingman Reef is a protected area^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month, #13 of 1,535).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kingman Reef is credited with the discovery of Edmund Fanning^[3].
• Kingman Reef is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands^[4].
• Kingman Reef is in the country of United States^[5].
• Kingman Reef is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Kingman Reef's instance of is recorded as protected area^[7].
• Kingman Reef's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States^[8].
• Kingman Reef's instance of is recorded as coral reef^[9].
• Kingman Reef's instance of is recorded as Q139595919^[10].
• Kingman Reef is operated by United States Fish and Wildlife Service^[11].
• W. E. Kingman is named after Kingman Reef^[12].
• Kingman Reef took place at Pacific Ocean^[13].
• Kingman Reef is part of Line Islands^[14].
• Kingman Reef's Commons category is recorded as Kingman Reef^[15].
• Kingman Reef's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−11:00^[16].
• 1860 marks the founding of Kingman Reef^[17].
• Kingman Reef's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1798^[18].
• Kingman Reef's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.3833333333333, 'lon': -162.41666666667}^[19].
• Kingman Reef's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.4, 'lon': -162.399}^[20].
• Kingman Reef's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Polynesia^[21].
• Kingman Reef's significant event is recorded as first sighting^[22].
• Kingman Reef's significant event is recorded as description^[23].
• Kingman Reef's significant event is recorded as annexation^[24].
• Kingman Reef's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve^[25].
• Kingman Reef's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingman Reef^[26].
• Kingman Reef has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kingman Reef is in the country of United States^[5]. It is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands^[4]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6]. It is part of Line Islands^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Kingman Reef covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.012'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include protected area^[7], insular area of the United States^[8], coral reef^[9], and Q139595919^[10].

History and Context

1860 marks the founding of Kingman Reef^[17]. W. E. Kingman is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Kingman Reef ranks in the top 0.85% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month, #13 of 1,535).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]