Kure Atoll
E166940
Kure Atoll is a remote coral atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, known as one of the northernmost coral atolls in the world and an important habitat for seabirds and marine life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kure Atoll canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atoll
ⓘ
coral atoll ⓘ island ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | Russian explorers ⓘ |
| distanceFromMidwayAtoll | approximately 90 miles northwest ⓘ |
| elevation | about 6 meters ⓘ |
| formerUse | U.S. Coast Guard LORAN station site ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Hawaii
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Hawaii
|
| habitatFor |
Hawaiian monk seal
ⓘ
coral reef ecosystems ⓘ green sea turtle ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mokupāpapa
ⓘ
Ocean Island ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reef
ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ sand islets ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | about 6 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Green Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainIsland | Green Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
remote uninhabited atoll
ⓘ
wildlife sanctuary ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | no permanent residents ⓘ |
| importantFor |
marine biodiversity
ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ |
| isNorthernmost |
atoll in the Hawaiian Island chain
ⓘ
coral atoll in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ⓘ U.S. Pacific unorganized territories ⓘ
surface form:
United States Minor Outlying Islands
|
| managedBy | Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Reinhold Kure ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Kure Lagoon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawaiian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian archipelago
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Leeward Islands of Hawaii
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
invasive species
ⓘ
marine debris ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
|
| usedFor |
marine research
ⓘ
seabird research ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.