Malden Island

Malden Island, sometimes called Independence Island in the 19th century, is a low, arid, uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about 39 km2 in area.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the central Pacific Ocean
  • Also known as: “Independence Island”

Malden Island

Latitude
-4.0194° or 4° 1′ 10″ south
Longitude
-154.9316° or 154° 55′ 54″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6377X3J9+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 428025222
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
7521597
Wiki­data ID
Q532590
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Satellite Map

Discover Malden Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Malden Island” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մոլդեն”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Малдэн”
  • Belarusian: “Малдэн”
  • Cebuano: “Malden Island (pulong kagaangan)”
  • Cebuano: “Malden Island”
  • Chinese: “莫尔登岛”
  • Chinese: “莫爾登島”
  • Croatian: “Malden”
  • Czech: “Malden”
  • Dutch: “Malden”
  • Finnish: “Malden”
  • French: “Malden (île)”
  • French: “Malden”
  • Galician: “Illa Malden”
  • German: “Independence Island”
  • German: “Malden”
  • Greek: “Μάλντεν Νήσος”
  • Hebrew: “מולדן”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Malden”
  • Italian: “Malden”
  • Japanese: “マルデン島”
  • Korean: “몰덴섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Moldeno sala”
  • Macedonian: “Малденов Остров”
  • Malay: “Pulau Malden”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maldenøya”
  • Norwegian: “Maldenøya”
  • Persian: “جزیره مالدن”
  • Polish: “Independence Island”
  • Polish: “Malden Island”
  • Polish: “Malden”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Malden”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Malden”
  • Russian: “Молден”
  • Slovak: “Malden”
  • Spanish: “Isla Malden”
  • Swedish: “Malden Island”
  • Turkish: “Malden Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Молден”

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