McKean Island
Uninhabited island of central Kiribati / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Drummond's Island" redirects here. For the atoll in the Gilbert Islands, see Tabiteuea. For the island in Lake Huron, see Drummond Island.
McKean Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Its area is 57 hectares (140.85 acres).
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 03°35′45″S 174°07′21″W |
Area | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Administrative division | Kanton |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 164,200-square-mile (425,300-square-kilometer) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including McKean Island.[1][2]