McKean Island

McKean Island
Coast of McKean Island
McKean Island is located in Kiribati
McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island is located in Micronesia
McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island is located in Oceania
McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island is located in Pacific Ocean
McKean Island
McKean Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates03°35′45″S 174°07′21″W / 3.59583°S 174.12250°W / -3.59583; -174.12250
Area0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Administrative divisionKanton
Demographics
Population0

McKean Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Its area is 57 hectares (140.85 acres).

Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 164,200-square-mile (425,300-square-kilometer) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including McKean Island.[1][2]

  1. ^ Brian Clark Howard (16 June 2014). "Pacific Nation Bans Fishing in One of World's Largest Marine Parks". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Phoenix Islands Protected Area". Government of Kiribati. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)