Kanton Island

Canton Island, previously known as Mary Island, Mary Balcout's Island or Swallow Island, is the largest, northernmost, and as of 2020, the sole inhabited island of the , in the Republic of .
Wikipedia
  • Atoll
  • …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code CIS
  • Also known as
    “Aba-Riringa”
    “Canton Atoll”
    “Canton Island”
    “HOLLY WW2”
    “Kanton”
    “Kanton Atoll”
    “Mary Balcourt”
    “Mary Island”
    “MILD WW2”
    “MYTHOLOGY WW2”
    “Swallow Island”

Kanton Island

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Latitude
-2.81° or 2° 48′ 36″ south
Longitude
-171.677° or 171° 40′ 37″ west
Open location code
629C58QF+X6
Geo­Names ID
4030946

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Kanton Island” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Kantonøya”
  • Ukrainian: “Кантон”

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