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ISO Code: UM-89
ISO 3166-3 Code: PUUM
FIPS 10-4 Code: KQ
MARC Code: up
IOC Code: Not Applicable
Status: unincorporated territory of the United States
Located in the Pacific Ocean near the Line Islands, 920 miles south of Hawaii. Kingman Reef was annexed by the United States in 1922 and was an experimental aviation station between 1934 and 1938. The island has an area of 1 km2. The highest elevation is 1 meter above sea level.