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Johnston Atoll (territory) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 45 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.7567 decimal degrees |
| Long: 169 31 58 W degrees minutes |
Long: -169.5331 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprising 2 islands on raised coral atoll, 715 miles southwest of Honolulu; unincorporated territory of the USA; was sighted in 1807 by British Captain C.J. Johnston; claimed by US and Kingdom of Hawaii in 1858; managed by US Defense Nuclear Agency since 1974. |
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| Johnston Atoll (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Johnston Islands (C,O)
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| Johnston and Sand Islands (C,V)
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| Gift (C,V)
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| Jacknife (C,V)
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| Johnston Island (C,V)
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| Johnston's Islands (C,V)
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| Sand Island (C,V)
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| JQ (C,V,FIPS)
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| territory (preferred, C) |
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| primary political unit (C) |
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| atoll (C) |
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| wildlife refuge (C) |
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declared a bird sanctuary in 1926 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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