Johnston Atoll
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Name (Hebrew)
אטול ג'ונסטון
Name (Latin)
Johnston Atoll
Other forms of name
Gift Atoll
Jackknife Atoll
Johnston Island (Atoll)
Johnston Islands
Johnston's Islands
Sand Island (Atoll)
See Also From tracing place name
Islands of the Pacific
Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Johnston Atoll)
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Sources of Information
- GNIS, Oct. 17, 2019:Johnston Atoll (island in category U.S. Minor Outlying Islands; Includes the islands of Johnston, Sand, Akau and Hikina, and surrounding unnamed reefs; variant names: Gift; Jackknife; Johnston Island; Johnston Islands; Johnston's Islands; 164524N 1693159W)
- Britannica online, Oct. 17, 2019:Johnston Atoll (alternate titles: Johnston Island, Sand Island; unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, about 825 miles (1,330 km) southwest of Honolulu. It consists of four small islands on a raised coral atoll formation that are partially enclosed on the north and west by a 7.5-mile (12-km) semicircular reef. Two of the four -- Johnston and Sand islands -- are natural, and the other two are man-made by dredging; in 2004, was named a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge)
- Columbia gazetteer of the world online, Oct. 17, 2019:Johnston Island (atoll; central Pacific, c.700 mi/1,100 km SW of Honolulu; an unincorporated territory of the U.S.)