Howland Island

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:accessibility only by boat or plane
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:area gptkb:Line_Islands
1.5 square miles
uninhabited island
gptkbp:areaCode nan
gptkbp:climate tropical
tropical rainforest
gptkbp:conservationEfforts protected
gptkbp:culturalSignificance site of interest for aviation history
gptkbp:currentStatus uninhabited
gptkbp:elevation 3 meters
gptkbp:environmentalProtection yes
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fauna sea birds
gptkbp:flora coconut palms
tropical shrubs
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 0.8°N 176.6°W
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures coral reef
coral island
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:U.S._occupation_during_World_War_II
U.S._annexation_in_1857
gptkbp:historicalPeriod guano mining
military_base_during_WWII
U.S._claim_in_1857
explored_by_U.S._Navy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_U.S._territorial_expansion.
site_of_Amelia_Earhart's_disappearance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Howland Island
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy no permanent facilities
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands
yes
gptkbp:isVisitedBy Polynesians
gptkbp:landOwnership gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:landUse wildlife refuge
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1841
gptkbp:marineSafety various fish species
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Howland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Howland_and_Baker_Islands_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:populationTrend 0 people per square mile
gptkbp:protectedArea yes
gptkbp:releaseYear November 1841
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Baker_Island
gptkbp:timeZone UTC-12:00
gptkbp:waterManagement gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:wildlife turtles