Palmyra Atoll
uninhabited Pacific atoll and unorganized incorporated U.S. territory
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Summary
Palmyra Atoll is an insular area of the United States[1]. It draws 4,914 Wikipedia views per month (insular area of the united states category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Edmund Fanning[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States Minor Outlying Islands[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[7]
- Instance of: integral overseas territory[8], atoll[9], reef island[10]
- Currency: United States dollar[11]
- Operator: United States Fish and Wildlife Service[12], Office of Insular Affairs[13]
- Named after: Palmyra[14]
- Flag: unofficial flag of the Palmyra Atoll[15]
- Part of: Line Islands[16]
- Commons category: Palmyra Atoll[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC−11:00[18], Samoa Time Zone[19]
- Inception: August 21, 1959[20]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1798[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Line Islands[22]
- Significant event: shipwrecking[23], first sighting[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Palmyra Atoll[25]
- Population: 0[26]
- Described by source: The World Factbook[27], Encyclopædia Britannica[28]
- Official name: Palmyra Atoll[29]
- Lowest point: Pacific Ocean[30]
- Native label: Palmyra Atoll[31]
- Short name: Palmyra[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 2 m[33]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Palmyra Atoll covers an area of 3.9 km²[34].
Why It Matters
Palmyra Atoll has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]