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Place Name
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Pearl and Hermes Reef
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Place Status (Type)
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atoll
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Location
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Honolulu County, Hawaii (HI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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27°50'N
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Longitude
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175°55'W
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Pearl and Hermes Reef
, atoll, N Pacific, part of Honolulu co.,
Hawaii, 1,230 mi/1,979 km NW of Honolulu,
300 mi/483 km N of Tropic of Cancer,
100 mi/161 km ESE of Midway Isl.; 27°50'N
175°55'W. Oblong with 7 sand islets; main isls. are North Isl.,
Southwest Isl., and Kittery Isl. (W); annexed 1857 by Hawaii. Now
included in the city and co. of Honolulu.
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