Johnston Atoll

Johnston Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in Polynesia, 717 nautical miles southwest of , about one-third of the way to the .
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  • Atoll
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code JON
  • Also known as
    “Gift”
    “GIFT WW2”
    “Jackknife”
    “Johnston Islands”
    “Johnston’s Islands”
    “Kalama Atoll”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sand Island.
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is an islet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Johnston Atoll.

Johnston Atoll

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Latitude
16.72828° or 16° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
-169.53428° or 169° 32′ 3″ west
Open location code
728GPFH8+87
Geo­Names ID
5854928

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Johnston Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Atol Johnston”
  • Chinese: “约翰斯顿岛”
  • Croatian: “Atol Johnston”
  • Czech: “Johnstonův atol”
  • Dutch: “Johnston-atol”
  • Esperanto: “Jonstonatolo”
  • Finnish: “Johnston Atoll”
  • French: “Atoll de Johnston”
  • German: “Johnston-Atoll”
  • Greek: “Ατόλλη Τζόνστον”
  • Hebrew: “אטול ג’ונסטון”
  • Hungarian: “Johnston-atoll”
  • Icelandic: “Johnstoneyja”
  • Indonesian: “Atol Johnston”
  • Italian: “Atollo Johnston”
  • Japanese: “ジョンストン島”
  • Korean: “존스턴 섬”
  • Latvian: “Džonstona atols”
  • Norwegian: “Johnstonatollen”
  • Polish: “Johnston”
  • Portuguese: “Atol Johnston”
  • Russian: “Джонстон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atol Johnston”
  • Slovenian: “Johnston Atoll”
  • Spanish: “Atolón Johnston”
  • Swedish: “Johnston Island”
  • Thai: “จอห์นสตันอะทอลล์”
  • Ukrainian: “Джонстон”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Johnston Island and Johnston Harbour.

Polynesia: Highlights

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