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Baker Island

Baker Island
Map of the central Pacific Ocean showing Baker Island and nearby Howland Island just north of the equator and east of Tarawa.
Geography
Coordinates	0°11′41″N 176°28′46″W / 0.19472°N 176.47944°W / 0.19472; -176.47944
Area	1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Administration
United States
Demographics
Population	0
Additional information
unincorporated

Baker Island is a small coral island, or atoll, in the North Pacific Ocean. It is just above the equator. It belongs to the United States. The United States Department of the Interior is in charge of the island. It is called the Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge.^[1]

The island has no trees. The island is surrounded by a coral reef. This makes the atoll hard to approach in a boat.

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  Baker Island coastline with red-footed booby
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  Fish and wildlife sign
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  Baker Island day beacon
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  Settlement remains, radio tower in background
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  Brown noddies with radio towers in background

• List of uninhabited regions

Media related to Baker Island at Wikimedia Commons

• Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge Archived 2017-06-17 at the Wayback Machine

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