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The Kingman Reef still belongs to the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holds

The Kingman Reef still belongs to the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holds: According to today's interesting ruling, "Kingman Reef's only dry land consists of coral rubble and marine shells sitting less than two meters above sea level at its highest point, making it unfit for human habitation."

And according to The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency, "The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 nm were designated a US National Wildlife Refuge."

Additional information about the reef is available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Wikipedia.

Full post as published by How Appealing on September 04, 2008 (boomark / email).