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Howland Island

Howland Island proper noun: an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.

Proper noun

Howland Island

  1. An uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.
    • By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of June 25, 1910, Ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the Act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Jarvis Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude...1936 May 13, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 7368—Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, archived from the original...

Howland Island meaning in Thai

Howland Island in Thai

island
เกาะฮาวแลนด์

Origin of Howland Island

Named for brothers George and Matthew Howland, who were early investors in guano mining on the island.

Questions about Howland Island

What does Howland Island mean?
Howland Island means an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.
What is Howland Island in Thai?
Howland Island in Thai is เกาะฮาวแลนด์. See Howland Island meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Howland Island?
Howland Island is a proper noun.

Words near Howland Island in the dictionary

  1. howl on
  2. howl out
  3. howl-round
  4. howlable
  5. Howland
  6. Howland Island
  7. Howlands
  8. howlarious
  9. howlback
  10. Howle
  11. howled

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