Palmyra Atoll

Summary

Palmyra Atoll is an insular area of the United States^[1]. It draws 2,517 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #3 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palmyra Atoll is credited with the discovery of Edmund Fanning^[3].
• Palmyra Atoll is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands^[4].
• Palmyra Atoll is in the country of United States^[5].
• Palmyra Atoll is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Palmyra Atoll's image is recorded as Palmyra Atoll.png^[7].
• Palmyra Atoll's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[8].
• Palmyra Atoll's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States^[9].
• Palmyra Atoll's instance of is recorded as integral overseas territory^[10].
• Palmyra Atoll's instance of is recorded as atoll^[11].
• Palmyra Atoll's currency is recorded as United States dollar^[12].
• Palmyra Atoll's operator is recorded as United States Fish and Wildlife Service^[13].
• Palmyra Atoll's operator is recorded as Office of Insular Affairs^[14].
• Palmyra is named after Palmyra Atoll^[15].
• Palmyra Atoll's flag is recorded as unofficial flag of the Palmyra Atoll^[16].
• Palmyra Atoll's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315131691^[17].
• Palmyra Atoll's GND ID is recorded as 4608148-3^[18].
• Palmyra Atoll's locator map image is recorded as Orthographic projection over Palmyra Atoll.png^[19].
• Palmyra Atoll's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh91003708^[20].
• Palmyra Atoll's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152031157^[21].
• Palmyra Atoll's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as UM-95^[22].
• Palmyra Atoll's part of is recorded as Line Islands^[23].
• Palmyra Atoll's Commons category is recorded as Palmyra Atoll^[24].
• Palmyra Atoll's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7248454^[25].
• Palmyra Atoll's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−11:00^[26].
• Palmyra Atoll's located in time zone is recorded as Samoa Time Zone^[27].

Body

Geography

Palmyra Atoll 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]. Its continent is recorded as Insular Oceania^[8]. Its part of is recorded as Line Islands^[23].

Physical Characteristics

Palmyra Atoll's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.9'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include insular area of the United States^[9], integral overseas territory^[10], and atoll^[11].

History and Context

+1959-08-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Palmyra Atoll^[31]. Palmyra is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Palmyra Atoll draws 2,517 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #3 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]