Sand Island
Sand Island is an islet in Johnston Atoll, Polynesia.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: one of four islands in the Johnston Atoll group
- Also known as: “Artificial Sand Island”
Sand Island
- Categories: artificial island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Johnston Atoll, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.74562° or 16° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
-169.51157° or 169° 30′ 42″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
728GPFWQ+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 251869476OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
7576274Wikidata ID
Q31872174
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sand Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Artificial Sand Island”
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