Howland Island

coral island in the central Pacific Ocean; unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States of America
AdministrativeArea insular_area_of_the_united_states Q131305
Howland Island
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Howland Island

Summary

Howland Island is an insular area of the United States[1]. It draws 9,669 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #4 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Howland Island is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands[3].
  • Howland Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Howland Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5].
  • Howland Island's instance of is recorded as insular area of the United States[6].
  • Howland Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Howland Island's instance of is recorded as Q139595919[8].
  • George B. Worth is named after Howland Island[9].
  • Howland Island took place at Pacific Ocean[10].
  • Howland Island is part of United States[11].
  • Howland Island's Commons category is recorded as Howland Island[12].
  • Howland Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−12:00[13].
  • 1937 marks the founding of Howland Island[14].
  • Howland Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0.80666666666667, 'lon': -176.61638888889}[15].
  • Howland Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Phoenix Islands[16].
  • Howland Island's significant event is recorded as evacuation[17].
  • Howland Island's significant event is recorded as airstrike[18].
  • Howland Island's official website is recorded as http://www.fws.gov/refuge/howland_island/[19].
  • Howland Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howland Island[20].
  • Howland Island's has facility is recorded as Earhart Light[21].
  • Howland Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[22].
  • Howland Island has a population of {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • Howland Island's territory claimed by is recorded as United States[24].
  • Howland Island's contains settlement is recorded as Itascatown[25].
  • Howland Island's lowest point is recorded as Pacific Ocean[26].
  • Howland Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Howland Island'}[27].

Body

Geography

Howland Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in United States Minor Outlying Islands[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5]. It is part of United States[11].

Physical Characteristics

Howland Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.6'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.8'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+0'}[22] and {'amount': '+2'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include insular area of the United States[6], island[7], and Q139595919[8].

History and Context

1937 marks the founding of Howland Island[14]. George B. Worth is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Howland Island draws 9,669 Wikipedia views per month (insular_area_of_the_united_states category, ranking #4 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Classifying Pacific islands. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . cia.gov. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb'
    Gnd id → 1206131748
    Sitelink count → 83
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22w ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Pacific Ocean
    Contains settlement → Itascatown
    Inception → —
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    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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