Kingman Reef
Proper noun
Meaning
Kingman Reef
one of the US-administered Line Islands
Synonyms
Examples
A video shot by amateur radio operators traveling to the K5P DX-pedition on Palmyra in January 2016 appears to show Kingman Reef mostly awash, raising questions about the whether a future activation of Kingman Reef would be possible.
As a result of the tragedy, Pan Am ended flights to New Zealand via Kingman Reef and Pago Pago.
History Kingman Reef was discovered by the American Captain Edmund Fanning of the ship Betsey on June 14, 1798.
In 1935 it was decided that the lagoon at Kingman Reef was suitable for overnight stops en route from the U.S. to New Zealand via Samoa.
In January 2009, Kingman Reef was designated a marine national monument.
Kingman Reef became the stopover to and from Pago Pago, American Samoa, located convert further south.