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ID: 1006109
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1006109
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Swains Island (atoll)  Swains Island (atoll)

Coordinates:
Lat: 11 03 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -11.0500  decimal degrees
Long: 171 06 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -171.1000  decimal degrees

Note: Swains Island is considered to be culturally, but not politically, part of the dependent state of Tokelau. In their draft constitution of 2006 however, Tokelau claimed Swains Island, causing a territorial dispute.

Names:
Swains Island (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Oceania (continent)  ....  Oceania (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of American Samoa (dependent state)  ........  American Samoa (dependent state) (P)
Hierarchy of Swains Island (district)  ............  Swains Island (district) (P,U)
Hierarchy of Swains Island (atoll)  ................  Swains Island (atoll) (P)

Place Types:
atoll (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Swains Island..........  [VP Preferred]
..........................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 192
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 192
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  CIA, World Fact Book (2006-) accessed 14 February 2007

 

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