Howland Island

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/howland-island

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Howland Island?1 square mile (640 acres; 2.6 km2)
2. How many people live in Howland Island?0 permanent residents; managed as a nature reserve
3. What is the territorial status?Unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States
4. What is the historical significance?Intended destination for Amelia Earhart's 1937 round-the-world flight
5. What is Howland Island and where is it located?Howland Island is a tiny coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator. It is about 1,700 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu and is only 1 square mile in size.
6. Why is Howland Island important for wildlife?The island and its surrounding waters form the Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge. It protects many seabirds and marine life, and its coral reefs are a special place for ocean creatures.

Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.
Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.
Circumnavigate: To travel all the way around something, especially the world.
Guano: Excrement of seabirds, bats, or other animals, used as fertilizer.