Tern Island

Tern Island is a coral island located in the in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located within both the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and is also a part of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration & the State of Hawaii's NWHI Marine Refuge.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: “Tern Island (Hawaii)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include French Frigate Shoals Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is a private use on Tern Island in , a coral atoll, in , . It is owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Tern Island

Latitude
23.86992° or 23° 52′ 12″ north
Longitude
-166.28455° or 166° 17′ 4″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
72MMVP98+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42063729
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
12541823
Wiki­data ID
Q6354784
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Satellite Map

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

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Tern Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “特恩島 (夏威夷州)”
  • German: “Tern Island (Hawaii)”
  • German: “Tern Island”
  • Italian: “Tern Island”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tern Island”
  • Norwegian: “Tern Island”
  • Persian: “جزیره ترن (هاوایی)”
  • Persian: “جزیره ترن”
  • Portuguese: “Tern Island”
  • Russian: “остров Терн”
  • Vietnamese: “Tern (đảo của Hawaii)”
  • Vietnamese: “Tern”

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