Barren Island
Barren Island is an island in Palmyra Atoll, Polynesia. Barren Island is situated nearby to the village Duangsh’oa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palmyra Airport.
Palmyra Airport
Aerodrome
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Palmyra Atoll, or Palmyra Island, is a small, low-lying, uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, controlled by the United States. It is one of the Northern Line Islands, and is located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, roughly one-third of the way between Hawaii and American Samoa.
Barren Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Palmyra Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Palmyra Atoll, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
5.87851° or 5° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
-162.04491° or 162° 2′ 42″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
62QVVXH4+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 356696504OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Barren Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa Barren”
- Cebuano: “Barren Island”
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